TY - BOOK AU - McMillan,James H. TI - Educational research: fundamentals for the consumer SN - 0205372473 [paperback] PY - 2004/// CY - Boston PB - Pearson A and B KW - Education KW - Research N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-365) and index; Contents: 1 Introduction to research in education -- 2 Research problems, variables, and hypothesis -- 3 Locating and reviewing related literature -- 4 Using the internet for educational research -- 5 Subjects, participants, and sampling -- 6 Foundations of educational measurement -- 7 Types of educational measures -- 8 Nonexperimental quantitative research designs -- 9 Experimental and single-subject research designs -- 10 Analyzing statistical inferences -- 11 Qualitative and mixed-method research designs -- 12 Analyzing discussion and conclusions -- 13 The intelligent consumer: putting it all together ER -