Ary, Donald <br/><br/>
Introduction to research in education / 
Donald Ary, Lucy Cheser Jacobs, Christine K. Sorensen, David A. Walker. 
 - 9th edition. International edition. 
 - Australia :  Wadsworth/Cengage Learning,  2014. 
 - xx, 700 pages :  illustrations (some color) ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/> Previous ed.: 2010. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>1. The nature of scientific inquiry -- 2. Research approaches in education -- 3. The research problem -- 4. Reviewing the literature -- 5. The hypothesis in quantitative research -- 6. Descriptive statistics -- 7. Sampling and inferential statistics -- 8. Tools of research -- 9. Validity and reliability -- 10. Experimental research -- 11. Experimental research designs -- 12. Ex post facto research -- 13. Correlational research -- 14. Survey research -- 15. Defining and designing qualitative research -- 16. Types of qualitative research -- 17. Analyzing and reporting qualitative research -- 18. Action research -- 19. Mixed methods research -- 20. Guidelines for writing research proposals -- 21. Interpreting and reporting results of quantitative research. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781133939610 (pbk.) 1133939619 (pbk.) 9781133596745 1133596746 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2012948124 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Education--Research.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>LB1028  / Ar9 2014