Educational Research is a best-selling comprehensive introductory research methods textbook for upper level undergraduate and graduate students. It helps students develop an understanding of the multiple research methods and strategies used in education and related fields, as well as the ability to read and critically evaluate published research. It also develops their skills in: *Writing a proposal *Constructing a questionnaire *Conducting an empirical research study on their own. Maintaining its conversational and accessible writing style, this Fifth Edition includes several new chapters: *Action Research for Lifelong Learning, which helps to set the stage for the rest of the coverage in the book *Narrative Inquiry and Case Study Research, and Phenomenology, Ethnography, and Grounded Theory, providing expanded guidance on selecting a research method. Table Of Contents PART I: INTRODUCTION 1. Introduction to Educational Research 2. Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Research 3. Action Research for Lifelong Learning PART II: PLANNING THE RESEARCH STUDY 4. How to Review the Literature and Develop Research Questions 5. How to Write a Research Proposal 6. Research Ethics PART III: FOUNDATIONS OF RESEARCH 7. Standardized Measurement and Assessment 8. How to Construct a Questionnaire 9. Methods of Data Collection 10. Sampling in Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Research 11. Validity of Research Results in Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Research PART IV: SELECTING A RESEARCH METHOD Section A: Quantitative Research Methods: Five Major Approaches 12. Experimental Research: Weak and Strong Designs 13. Quasi-Experimental and Single-Case Designs 14. Nonexperimental Quantitative Research Section B: Qualitative Research Methods: Six Major Approaches 15. Narrative, Phenomenology, and Case Study by D. Jean Clandinin and Burke Johnson 16. Phenomenology, Ethnography, and Grounded Theory 17. Historical Research Section C: Mixed Methods Research: Many Possibilities 18. Mixed Research PART V: ANALYZING THE DATA 19. Descriptive Statistics 20. Inferential Statistics 21. Data Analysis in Qualitative and Mixed Research PART VI: WRITING THE RESEARCH REPORT 22. How to Prepare a Research Report and Use APA Style Guidelines