Cross Section of Educational Research

* 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.