Applying Educational Research: A Practical Guide

by Joyce P. Gall, Walter R. Borg, Meredith D. Gall

This text brings research alive for educators by introducing readers to people who actually "do" research. Designed for courses focused solely on consuming, rather than conducting research, this text includes 13 actual research articles, reprinted in their entirety. The primary author of each article then offers original commentary on his/her piece. Through this format, the text presents a comprehensive explanation of the methodologies used by present-day researchers, data-collection challenges, and the meaning of the results. The book makes no assumptions about readersA A* prior knowledge of research or statistics. This text builds students' confidence so that they are able to successfully read research reports and research synthesis.

Genres: Grad School, Education, Nonfiction, Textbooks

512 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1981

Reviews

[Jennifer]

It's a school textbook. It's boring. I had to read it; therefore, it's going on here since it took up so much of my time. AARRGGHH!!

[Chris]

It does its job, hence the rating, but it's complete torture and slow going if stats are not your thing or you don't have any background knowledge.

[Ginny Gunn]

Honestly not the worst textbook I've read. It was good and engaging up until halfway and then it repeated a lot. But for a school book, not bad!

[David Jones]

Applying Educational Research aptly serves the interest of those conducting or learning about research in the field of education. The book glazes over the deeper history that yielded the current research practices. But it has a really helpful, comparison-like design and its concise enough to serve as a reference that should be carried through a career. It covers all the bases of typical research FAQs.