Essentials of Educational Research: Methodology and Design

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Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1966 - Education - 429 pages

Contents

PREFACE
1
Social and Behavioral Fields of Inquiry
10
The Role of Values
17
Freedom and Responsibility for Research
30
Scientific Progress and Social Responsibility
38
Concluding Statement
47
Sources for Identification of Problems
53
Factors in Selection of the Problem
66
The Social Survey
198
The Questionnaire
213
Observational Studies
233
SmallGroup Study or Group Behavior Analysis
254
Action or Cooperative Research
262
SurveyAppraisal Techniques
275
CrossCultural Method
286
Causation and Diagnosis
320

Initial Statement of the Problem
105
Development and Testing of Hypotheses
112
Selected References
118
Information Retrieval and Automation
125
The Card Catalog in the Library
131
Problem and Process
154
Authenticity
161
Credibility
169
Composition
176
Concluding Statement
187
Ethical Standards
331
Concluding Statement
340
Development and Validity of Experimental Designs
354
Evaluation of Educational Experimentation
368
Structure of the Report
394
Style and Readability
403
Shortcomings in Technical Reporting
409
INDEX OF NAMES
415
INDEX OF SUBJECTS
423
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