Educational research: its nature and characteristics -- Identification of a research problem -- The review of the literature -- Research design in quantitative research -- Experimental research -- Quasi-experimental research -- Nonexperimental quantitative research -- Research design in qualitative research -- Historical research -- Ethnographic research -- Mixed, modeling, and Delphi methods -- Sampling designs -- Measurement and data collection -- Data analysis: descriptive statistics -- Data analysis: inferential statistics -- Communicating about research -- Evaluating research reports -- Overall impressions when evaluating a report -- The review process for journals -- The evaluation of proposals -- Ethical and legal considerations in conducting research -- Solutions to exercises

1. Education -- Research