Research Methods and Statistics Arena

International Handbook of Survey Methodology

• Edited by Edith D. de Leeuw, Joop Hox, Don Dillman

Taking into account both traditional and emerging modes, this comprehensive new Handbook covers all major methodological and statistical issues in designing and analyzing surveys. With...

Published January 17th 2008 by Psychology Press (formerly published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates).

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Video Research in the Learning Sciences

• Edited by Ricki Goldman, Roy Pea, Brigid Barron, Sharon J. Derry

Video Research in the Learning Sciences is a comprehensive exploration of key theoretical, methodological, and technological advances concerning uses of digital video-as-data in the learning...

Published June 13th 2007 by Routledge.

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Data Elicitation for Second and Foreign Language Research

• By Susan M. Gass, Alison Mackey

This timely reference guide is specifically directed toward the needs of second language researchers, who can expect to gain a clearer understanding of which techniques...

Published February 22nd 2007 by Routledge.

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Advocacy Research in Literacy Education

Seeking Higher Ground

• By Meredith Rogers Cherland, Helen Harper

This book reviews what the authors term advocacy research in literacy education-research that explicitly addresses issues of social justice, equity, and democracy with the distinct...

Published November 13th 2006 by Routledge.

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Innovations in Educational Ethnography

Theories, Methods, and Results

• Edited by George Spindler, Lorie Hammond

This volume focuses on and exemplifies how ethnography--a research tool devoted to looking at human interaction as a cultural process rather than individual psychology--can shed...

Published March 3rd 2006 by Psychology Press (formerly published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates).

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Researching Second Language Classrooms

• By Sandra Lee McKay

This text introduces teachers to research methods they can use to examine their own classrooms in order to become more effective teachers. Becoming familiar with...

Published January 20th 2006 by Routledge.

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Funds of Knowledge

Theorizing Practices in Households, Communities, and Classrooms

• Edited by Norma Gonzalez, Luis C. Moll, Cathy Amanti

The concept of "funds of knowledge" is based on a simple premise: people are competent and have knowledge, and their life experiences have given them...

Published May 17th 2005 by Routledge.

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Mixing Methods in Psychology

The Integration of Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Theory and Practice

• Edited by Zazie Todd, Brigitte Nerlich, Suzanne Mckeown, David D. Clark

Can qualitative and quantitative methods be combined effectively in psychology? What are the practical and theoretical issues involved? Should different criteria be used to judge...

Published July 15th 2004 by Psychology Press.

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Foundations for Research

Methods of Inquiry in Education and the Social Sciences

• Edited by Kathleen B. deMarrais, Stephen D. Lapan

Designed for introductory research courses in the professional fields and social sciences, this text acquaints students and beginning researchers with a broad view of research...

Published September 1st 2003 by Routledge.

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Studying Service-Learning

Innovations in Education Research Methodology

• Edited by Shelley H. Billig, Alan S. Waterman

This volume represents a breakthrough discussion of the research issues surrounding innovative pedagogies. Using service-learning as its focus, it explores ways in which researchers and...

Published April 1st 2003 by Routledge.

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