Introduction to Educational Research

This non-technical, hands-on introductory text is supported by current technology (the Research Navigator database as well as a very complete website) to augment students' comprehension and application of both qualitative and quantitative techniques in educational research methods.Introduction to Educational Research, Fifth Editionguides the learner through eight research methods to help plan and compose their first educational research project. Through chapter contents and in-text exercises, readers simultaneously learn how to prepare a research plan, gather and analyze data, address research questions and hypotheses, and organize a report of their projects.Visit the new Fifth Edition Web site at www.ablongman.com/mertler5e ! This web site provides professors with supplementary PowerPoint lectures, chapter quizzes, activities, a message board, sample research proposals and surveys, a sample data file, and statistical decision-making trees.Research Navigatortrade; Research Navigatortrade;can be your best friend when you're facing a large research project. Especially helpful with the toughest challenge--getting started--Research Navigatortrade;offers a comprehensive, step-by-step walk-through of the research process, along with access to some of the most respected source databases available. Access toResearch Navigatortrade;--a $15 value--is FREE when packaged with a new Allyn & Bacon textbook! If your text did not come packaged withResearch Navigatortrade;, look for it in your bookstore or visit http://www.ablongman.com/researchnavigator today to purchase immediate access.Mertler, Craig A. is the author of 'Introduction to Educational Research', published 2004 under ISBN 9780205414123 and ISBN 0205414125.