Applying Educational Research: How to Read, Do, and Use Research to Solve Problems of Practice

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

This text brings research alive for educators by introducing readers to people who actually ";do"; research. It is intended for instructors who emphasize teaching students how to locate, read, and interpret and apply the findings of educational research studies. The revision addresses how to design and conduct a research study in more detail. The text includes numerous recent, published research articles involving high-interest problems of educational practice. The chapters, which treat quantitative, qualitative, and applied forms of educational research, stand alone, allowing instructors to choose those they want to cover. Designed for courses focused primarily on applying, 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 present

Genres: Grad School, Education, Nonfiction, Textbooks

600 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1981

Reviews

[Jennifer · Rating 3 out of 5]

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 · Rating 4 out of 5]

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 · Rating 2 out of 5]

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 · Rating 4 out of 5]

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.