A Step-by-Step Guide to Conducting Applied Research in Education

2. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-1-7924-5664-0
Verlag: Kendall Hunt Publishing Company

Buch, Englisch, 277 Seiten, Paperback

New Second Edition Coming Soon!A Step-By-Step Guide to Conducting Applied Research in Education guides candidates through the doctoral process as candidates work to solve a specific problem or improve a practice in a real educational setting. Applied research incorporates a multimethod design that includes both qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis strategies. Doctoral candidates conduct applied research to make improvements through practical research that involves participants who are knowledgeable about the problem. Educators may use applied research methods to improve academic achievement, assessment outcomes, social skills, challenging behaviors, teaching skills, teacher retention, or a variety of other problems prevalent in education today. This book provides the step-by-step process from beginning to end.This title is part of a Step-By-Step book series designed to teach educators how to conduct research in an educational setting. This approach guides the educator through the entire research process from developing a research topic to presenting a final manuscript.Every edition includes a step-by step-approach to conducting research using a template. This series of books includes a detailed explanation of each step, examples of each step, videos to further understanding, chapter highlights to reinforce critical information, and quiz bank questions to assess understanding. This book will lead the researcher through the research process in an educational setting from commencement to culmination.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Forschung und Information Forschungsmethodik, Wissenschaftliche Ausstattung
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Chapter One: Applied Research in Education 
- Introduction 
- Applied Research Defined 
- Reasons to Conduct Applied Research in Education 
- How to Conduct Applied Research
- Conducting Applied Research 
- Conclusion
- Chapter Highlights
- Chapter Two: How to Write Front Matter for an Applied Research Report 
- Introduction
- Outline of an Applied Research Report
- How to Write the Front Matter
- How to Write a Title Page
- How to Write a Signature Page
- How to Write a Table of Contents
- How to Write an Abstract
- How to Write the Role of the Researcher
- How to Write the Permission to Conduct Research
- How to Write the Ethical Considerations
- Conclusion
- Chapter Highlights 
- Chapter Three: How to Write the Introduction
- Introduction
- How to Write the Overview
- How to Write the Organizational Profile
- How to Write the Introduction to the Problem
- How to Write the Significance of the Research
- How to Write the Purpose Statement
- How to Write the Central Research Question
- How to Write the Definitions
- How to Write a Summary Section
- Conclusion
- Chapter Highlights
- Chapter Four: How to Write a Literature Review
- Introduction
- How to Write the Overview
- How to Write a Literature Review
- How to Write a Theoretical Framework
- How to Write a Summary Section
- Conclusion
- Chapter Highlights
- Chapter Five: Interviews
- Introduction
- Interviews
- Procedures
- How to Analyze Interview Data
- Conclusion
- Chapter Highlights
- Chapter Six: Focus Groups
- Introduction
- Focus Groups
- Procedures
- How to Analyze Focus Group Data
- Conclusion
- ?Chapter Highlights
- Chapter Seven: Quantitative Surveys
- Introduction
- Quantitative Surveys
- How to Write Quantitative Survey Prompts
- How to Write Demographic Questions
- How to Create a Quantitative Survey
- How to Conduct Quantitative Survey Research
- Procedures
- How to Analyze Quantitative Survey Data
- Conclusion
- Chapter Highlights
- Chapter Eight: Qualitative Questionnaires
- Introduction
- Qualitative Questionnaires
- How to Write Qualitative Questionnaire Questions
- How to Create a Qualitative Questionnaire
- How to Conduct Qualitative Questionnaire Research
- Procedures
- How to Analyze Qualitative Questionnaire Data
- Conclusion
- Chapter Highlights
- Chapter 9: Observations
- Introduction
- Observations
- How to Conduct an Observation
- How to Analyze Observation Data
- How to Analyze and Report Field Notes
- Procedures 140 Conclusion
- Chapter Highlights
- Chapter 10: Documents
- Introduction
- Documents
- How to Conduct a Qualitative Document Analysis
- Procedures
- How to Conduct a Quantitative Document Analysis
- Procedures
- Conclusion
- Chapter Highlights
- Chapter 11: How to Write Findings for an Applied Research Report
- Introduction
- How to Write the Overview
- Interview Findings
- Focus Group Findings
- Quantitative Survey Findings
- Qualitative Questionnaire Findings
- Observation Findings
- Documents Findings
- Quantitative Document Analysis
- How to Write a Discussion of the Findings Section
- How to Write a Summary Section
- Conclusion
- Chapter Highlights
- Chapter 12: How to Write Recommendations for an Applied Research Report
- Introduction
- How to Write the Overview
- How to Write the Recommendations
- How to Write the Roles and Responsibilities of Stakeholders
- How to Write the Resources Needed
- How to Write the Timeline
- How to Write the Summary Section
- Conclusion
- Chapter Highlights
- Chapter 13: Applied Research Report Example
- Chapter 14: Applied Research Report Template
- Glossary of Terms
- References
- Appendix A: Applied Research Report Outline
- Appendix B: Individual Scholarly Works Template
- Appendix C: Comparative Scholarly Works Template
- Appendix D: Interview Data Collection Template
- Appendix E: Themes and Codes Table
- Appendix F: Frequency of Codes and Themes Template
- Appendix G: Focus Group Data Collection Template
- Appendix H: Observation Table Template
- Appendix I: Qualitative Document Analysis Template
- Appendix J: Quantitative Document Analysis Template
- Index