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