Conducting Educational Research

TABLE OF CONTENTS
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What Makes a Researchable Question? ........................................................ 24
What Kind of Problem Is It?.............................................................................. 25
Writing Your Question ...................................................................................... 27
Qualitative Questions .................................................................................... 27
Quantitative Questions .................................................................................. 27
Mixed Studies ............................................................................................... 28
General Comments about Problem Statements ............................................. 28
Ethical Considerations....................................................................................... 28
Organizing and Writing Chapter One................................................................ 33
Next Steps.......................................................................................................... 35
Chapter Self-Check............................................................................................ 35
Chapter Review Questions ................................................................................ 35
References ......................................................................................................... 36
3. The Literature Review .................................................................................... 43
Chapter Overview.............................................................................................. 43
Introduction ....................................................................................................... 43
The Whys of Literature Reviews....................................................................... 43
Finding Resources ............................................................................................. 44
Databases ...................................................................................................... 45
Published Literature Reviews........................................................................ 47
Education Journals ........................................................................................ 48
Books ............................................................................................................ 49
Internet Finds ................................................................................................ 49
Literature from Journal Articles.................................................................... 49
When Do I Know When I Am Done? ........................................................... 50
Reading Your References.................................................................................. 51
Writing Your Literature Review Chapter .......................................................... 53
Critiquing Your Literature Review ............................................................... 58
Using APA Format ............................................................................................ 58
Next Steps.......................................................................................................... 59