A Cross Section of Educational Research (5^th Ed.) Journal Articles for Discussion and Evaluation

? This collection of research articles emphasizes topics of interest to classroom teachers.

? The 38 research articles illustrate:
?survey research

?quantitative content analysis

?correlational research

?true experimental research

?quasi-experimental research

?pre-experimental research

?single-subject research/behavior analysis

?causal-comparative research

?program evaluation

?qualitative research

?combined qualitative/quantitative research

?meta-analysis

? The lines in each article are numbered sequentially, making it easy to refer to specific parts of the article during classroom discussions.

? The availability of a single source of research articles is convenient and helps you avoid copyright infringement problems.

? Factual Questions at the end of each article allow students to check their comprehension.

? Questions for discussion stimulate classroom discussions of research methods.

? After answering the questions, students rate the quality of each article using 13 basic criteria. More detailed criteria in the Appendix may also be applied.

? Ideal for courses in which the primary goal is to learn how to evaluate research.

? Twenty-one different journals are represented in the 38 articles in this collection. Students see the diversity of educational research since the journals vary in their standards for publication.

? New to this edition: Thirteen new articles keep this popular research reader up-to-date.