PrefaceAcknowledgementsAbout the AuthorPart I: Initial Research ConsiderationsChapter 1: What is Educational Research?Finding Answers to QuestionsEducational Research--What It Is and What It Is notThe Scientific MethodEducational Research as a ProcessKnowing Your Specific DisciplineEducators as ResearchersChapter 2: Overview of the Educational Research ProcessPlanning the Research StudyImplementing the Research StudyCompleting the Research StudyThe Educational Research Process--A Brief ExampleChapter 3: Identifying a Research ProblemIdentifying a Research Topic or ProblemNecessary Terminology Related to ResearchResearch Questions and HypothesesChapter 4: Ethics in Educational ResearchEthical Considerations in the Conduct of ResearchEthics in Qualitative Versus Quantitative StudiesInstitutional Review BoardsChapter 5: Reviewing Related Research LiteratureWhat is Literature Review?Sources for Literature Related to Your Research TopicsSearching for ERIC Online DatabaseSearching the Google Scholar Online DatabaseOrganizing and Writing Your Literature ReviewPart II: Designing a Research StudyChapter 6: Qualitative Research MethodsCharacteristics of Qualitative ResearchThe Qualitative Research ProcessApproaches to Conducting Qualitative ResearchMore About Ethnographic ResearchMore About Narrative ResearchChapter 7: Quantitative Research MethodsCharacteristics of Quantitative ResearchThe Quantitative Research ProcessNonexperimental Research DesignsExperimental Research DesignsThreats to Validity in Quantitative DesignsChapter 8: Mixed-Methods ResearchCharacteristics of Mixed-Methods ResearchThe Mixed-Methods Research ProcessApproaches to Conducting Mixed-Methods ResearchValidity, Strengths, and Limitations in Mixed-Methods ResearchChapter 9: Action ResearchCharacteristics of Action ResearchThe Action Research ProcessAction Planning and ReflectionValidity in Action ResearchStrengths and Limitations of Action ResearchChapter 10: Writing a Research ProposalPurpose of a Research ProposalGeneral Aspects of a Research ProposalComponents of a Quantitative Research ProposalComponents of a Qualitative Research ProposalProposals for Action Research and Mixed-Methods StudiesPart III: Collecting and Analyzing DataChapter 11: Qualitative Data Collection and AnalysisSampling Techniques in Qualitative ResearchQualitative Data Collection TechniquesCharacteristics of Qualitative Data: Accuracy, Credibility, and DependabilityQualitative Data Analysis TechniquesChapter 12: Quantitative Data CollectionSampling Techniques in Quantitative ResearchLevels of MeasurementQuantitative Data Collection TechniquesCharacteristics of Quantitative Data: Validity and ReliabilityChapter 13: Quantitative Data AnalysisQuantitative Data Analysis TechniquesDescriptive Statistical AnalysisInferential Statistical AnalysisCautions in Using StatisticsPart IV: The Research ReportChapter 14: Writing a Final Research ReportImportance of the AudienceGeneral Guidelines For Writing A Research ReportPractical Guidelines for WritingAppendix A: Should I Stay or Should I Go? Understanding Teacher Motivation, Job Satisfaction, and Perceptions of Retention Among Arizona TeachersAppendix B: Undocumented and College-Bound: A Case Study of the Supports and Barriers High School Students Encounter in Accessing Higher EducationAppendix C: The Impact of Book Reading in the Early Years on Parent-Child Language InteractionGlossaryReferencesIndex.