Maruyama, Geoffrey.

Research in educational settings / Geoffrey Maruyama, Stanley Deno. - Newbury Park, Calif. : Sage Publications, c1992. - xii, 129 p. ; 23 cm. - Applied social research methods series ; v. 29 .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 122-124) and indexes.

Educational Research
What an Interesting Idea
Getting Started
Accessing School Populations
Establishing Credibility, Increasing Understanding, and Gaining Commitment
Dreaming an Impossible Dream?
Issues of Design, Sampling, and Analysis
School Personnel
Committed, Indifferent, or Resistant
Selecting Measures
Comprehensiveness and Depth of Assessment Versus Brevity and Efficiency
How Long Does My Study Need To Be?
Implementing the Research
Hoping for the Best and Coping With the Worst
Data Analysis and Interpretation
What Does It All Mean?

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Education--Research--United States.
Education--Research--Methodology.--United States

LB1028.25.U6 / M37 1992

370.72 MAR