Introduction to Educational Research
A Critical Thinking Approach
Educational Research Methods
Introduction to Educational Research: A Critical Thinking Approach 2e is an engaging and informative core text that enables students to think clearly and critically about the scientific process of research. In achieving its goal to make research accessible to all educators and equip them with the skills to understand and evaluate published research, the text examines how educational research is conducted across the major traditions of quantitative, qualitative, mixed methods and action research. The text is oriented toward consumers of educational research and uses a thinking-skills approach to its coverage of major ideas.
2e is an engaging and informative core text that enables students to think clearly and critically about the scientific process of research. In achieving its goal to make research accessible to all educators and equip them with the skills to understand and evaluate published research, the text examines how educational research is conducted across the major traditions of quantitative, qualitative, mixed methods and action research. The text is oriented toward consumers of educational research and uses a thinking-skills approach to its coverage of major ideas.
W. Newton Suter received his Ph.D. in Educational Psychology in 1983 from Stanford University. He is Professor in Educational Foundations in the Department of Educational Leadership at the University of Arkansas
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Instructor Site Includes:
- Test bank
- PowerPoints
- Lecture Notes
- Course Syllabi
- Discussion Questions
- Chapter Exercises
- SAGE Journal Articles
- Web Resources
- Lecture Openers
- Answers to Highlights
- Answers to Critical Thinking Alerts
- Semester-long Assignment
“The Suter text has a critical thinking approach that engages students and makes the topics meaningful and connected.”
“I would very likely recommend this textbook to colleagues. I will also consider adopting this textbook for my course. I like the readability of the text as well as the examples given by the author to help the reader understand the topics.”
“. . . the explanations of statistical procedures, examples of real research projects and their problems, and the chapter-end application exercises are so well done.”
Previously used in the course and it meets the needs of the students.
Great intro text for grad students.
The book was well written and organized the content was well developed and related to current issues. Further, the book focused on critically analyzing research while learning the research process, rather than memorizing facts.
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text is not too long and strikes a good balance between detail and overview
Sample Materials & Chapters
Chapter 1: Educators as Critical Thinkers
Chapter 12: Qualitative Data, Analysis, and Design
