Research Methods and Statistics Arena

International Handbook of Survey Methodology

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

Published January 2008

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 contributions from the world's leading survey methodologists and statisticians, this invaluable new resource…
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Video Research in the Learning Sciences

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

Published June 2007

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 sciences as a way of knowing about learning, teaching, and educational processes. The aim of the…
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Data Elicitation for Second and Foreign Language Research

• By Susan M. Gass, and Alison Mackey.

Published February 2007

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 may be most appropriate and fruitful in given research domains. Data Elicitation for Second and Foreign Language Research is a…
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Advocacy Research in Literacy Education

Seeking Higher Ground

• By Meredith Rogers Cherland, and Helen Harper.

Published November 2006

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 purpose of social transformation. It surveys what educational researchers who are working for social justice have…
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Innovations in Educational Ethnography

Theories, Methods, and Results

• Edited by George Spindler, and Lorie Hammond.

Published March 2006

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 light on educational processes framed by the complex, internationalized societies in which we live today. Part I offers…
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Researching Second Language Classrooms

• By Sandra Lee Mckay.

Published January 2006

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 classroom-based research methods not only enables teachers to do research in their own classrooms, it also provides a basis for assessing…
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Funds of Knowledge

Theorizing Practices in Households, Communities, and Classrooms

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

Published May 2005

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 that knowledge. The claim in this book is that first-hand research experiences with families allow one to document this competence and knowledge, and…
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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 and David D. Clarke.

Published July 2004

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 qualitative and quantitative research?The acceptance of qualitative research methods in psychology has lead to a split…
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Foundations for Research

Methods of Inquiry in Education and the Social Sciences

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

Published August 2003

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 methodologies and an understanding of the assumptions that inform each of these approaches. More experienced researchers…
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Studying Service-Learning

Innovations in Education Research Methodology

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

Published March 2003

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 evaluators can study a teaching and learning approach that has multiple goals, including both academic and…
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