Conducting Educational Research
Caroll
Caroll
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS<br />
We have a number of people to thank for their assistance with the development of<br />
this text. First, we would like to thank all the students we have worked with over<br />
the years who have taught us what a master’s level student needs. We are especially<br />
grateful to those students who allowed us to use their work as examples for this<br />
text: Debbie Bale, Stacey Boatright, Deborah Brandell, William Burns, Carolyn<br />
Cameron, Sharon Clark, Steve Colkitt, April Crysler, David Dempsey, Emily<br />
Ferguson, Carlos Gumataotao, Kim Huber, Tom Kuntz, Krista MacGregor, Tia<br />
Martini, Caroline Missal, Sherilyn Mooney, Sheryl Nash, Nancy Petersen, Robert<br />
Probert, Chris Stiles, and Ken Szopa. We also appreciate the other authors who<br />
allowed us to include portions of their work in our book.<br />
Finally, we would like to thank the University of Portland for providing us with<br />
sabbatical time to work on this text and, more importantly, to our families for their<br />
encouragement, support, and for putting up with us throughout this endeavor:<br />
thanks Jeff, Barbara, Chris, Ian, Devon, and Adam.<br />
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