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 Methods of Educational and Social Science Research An Integrated Approach, Second Edition
David R. Krathwohl
This invaluable, highly successful volume presents an integrating framework that will improve readers’ understanding of the research process. The author outlines four important goals for those interested in educational and social science research: to understand science as a social process through which findings become accepted as knowledge; to comprehend how the criteria by which research is judged flow from the knowledge development process, with implications for how research is done and reported; to be able to read, analyze, understand and evaluate research using a variety of approaches; to understand the importance of responsibly ethical research and value choices involved therein. To achieve these goals, a variety of learning aids are incorporated into this comprehensive text, including hallmark sections (signals of research quality), tips sections (actions that improve research quality), and key terms, application problems and exercises for each chapter. Valuable updates on chapters dealing with the Internet can be found at idde.syr.edu/Krathwohl.
$63.95 list, 742 pages 10-digit ISBN: 1-57766-333-0 13-digit ISBN: 978-1-57766-333-1 © 1998 “This rivals Kerlinger’s Foundations of Behavior Research, 4/E in its completeness, thoroughness, rigor, care for detail, and readability. In fact, it’s probably better overall.” — Patrick T. Terenzini, Penn State University “This is the book I was looking for. It provides the knowledge base to understand research concepts. It is comprehensive and illustrates with powerful applications problems that students can learn and transfer to real life in their schools. Awesome organization in sections within each chapter! A+++.” — Maria Cardette-Elawar, Arizona State University West “The text is complete and goes into details on the major subjects. I especially liked the qualitative section.” — James Watson, Columbia International University “This is, I believe, the best comprehensive textbook for an introductory graduate-level course in research methods.” — Alan Davis, University of Colorado “The second edition amounts to a genuine tour de force. It succeeds, admirably, in accomplishing precisely what the author set out to do: to delineate an ‘integrating framework’ for understanding and conducting social science research.” — Christopher J. Lucas, University of Arkansas “A well-documented, detailed, and comprehensive text. Research scholars will certainly find this a most useful text.” — Vic Madho, College of St. Vincent “It’s an excellent book. I’ve used it in class the past two years and found it to be comprehensive, clear, and concise. Students value it.” — John Pavlik, Rutgers University Table of Contents
Section I. THE NATURE OF RESEARCH 1. An Introduction to Two Contrasting Research Styles 2. The Variety of Research Methods 3. From Findings to Knowledge 4. The Research Chain of Reasoning Section II. FOUNDATIONAL RESEARCH SKILLS 5. Finding Research Problems 6. Finding Links to Past Research: The Literature Review Section III. FOUNDATIONAL RESEARCH CONCEPTS 7. Causal Inference and Internal Validity 8. Sampling, Representation, and External Validity 9. Research Criteria to Optimize and Constraints to Observe 10. Ethical Standards and Legal Constraints Section IV. THE CONTINUUM OF RESEARCH METHODS: QUALITATIVE END 11. Qualitative Research Methods 12. Fieldwork and Observation 13. Interviewing 14. Qualitative Data Analysis 15. Conclusions, Reporting, and Quality Considerations in Qualitative Research Section V. THE CONTINUUM OF RESEARCH METHODS: QUALITATIVE—QUANTITATIVE MIDDLE 16. Survey Research and Questionnaires Section VI. THE CONTINUUM OF RESEARCH METHODS: QUANTITATIVE END 17. The Numeric Description of Data: Descriptive Statistics 18. Measurement, Testing, and Observation 19. The Nature and Logic of Inferential Statistics 20. Experimental Methods and Experimental Design 21. Meta-Analysis—Synthesis of Findings Section VII. EXAMPLES OF FIELDS APPLYING BASIC METHODS 22. Historical Research 23. Evaluation Studies and Action Research Section VIII. THE LARGER CONTEXT OF RESEARCH 24. Optimizing Research Effectiveness through Multiple Methods 25. The Macrosystem of Educational and Social Science Research Appendix. Writing a Research Proposal Glossary |