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Educational Research
Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Approaches

Eighth Edition


September 2024 | 744 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
Educational Research: Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Approaches by R. Burke Johnson and Larry Christensen offers a comprehensive, accessible introduction to research methods for undergraduate and graduate students. Readers will develop an understanding of the multiple research methods and strategies used in education and related fields, including how to read and critically evaluate published research and how to write a proposal, construct a questionnaire, and conduct an empirical research study on their own. The Eighth Edition maintains the features that made this book a best-seller, including attention-grabbing chapter-opening vignettes, lively examples that engage student interest, a conversational and friendly writing style, and more. Fully updated for the Seventh Edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, this new edition includes expanded information on research ethics and IRBs, expanded and more current information on sampling and causation across research designs, and the latest thinking on mixed methods research. Designed to make learning about research methods enjoyable without sacrificing the necessary rigor, this highly readable text transforms readers into critical consumers and users of research.
 
Part I: Introduction
 
Chapter 1: Introduction to Educational Research
 
Chapter 2: Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Methods Research
 
Chapter 3: Action Research for Lifelong Learning
 
Part II: Planning the Research Study
 
Chapter 4: How to Critically Review the Literature and Develop Good Research Questions
 
Chapter 5: How to Write a Research Proposal
 
Chapter 6: Research Ethics
 
Part III: Foundations of Research
 
Chapter 7: Standardized Measurement and Assessment
 
Chapter 8: Methods of Data Collection in Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Methods Research
 
Chapter 9: How to Construct a Questionnaire
 
Chapter 10: Sampling in Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Methods Research
 
Chapter 11: Validity of Research Results in Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Methods Research
 
Part IV: Selecting a Research Method
 
Section A. Quantitative Research Methods: Five Major Approaches
 
Chapter 12: Experimental Research: Weak and Strong Designs
 
Chapter 13: Experimental Research: Quasi and Single-Case Designs
 
Chapter 14: Nonexperimental Quantitative Research
 
Section B. Qualitative Research Methods: Five Major Approaches
 
Chapter 15: Narrative Inquiry and Case Study Research by D. Jean Clandinin and R. Burke Johnson
 
Chapter 16: Phenomenology, Ethnography, and Grounded Theory
 
Section C. Mixed Methods Research: Many Approaches
 
Chapter 17: Mixed Methods Research
 
Part V: Analyzing the Data
 
Chapter 18: Descriptive Statistics
 
Chapter 19: Inferential Statistics
 
Chapter 20: Data Analysis in Qualitative and Mixed Methods Research
 
Part VI: Writing the Research Report
 
Chapter 21: How to Prepare a Research Report and Use APA Style Guidelines

I've enjoyed using Johnson & Christensen for many years now and I look forward to using in the future.

Robert Dahlgren
SUNY Fredonia

Sharp, focused, and highly engaging, this book is essential for both students and teachers to advance their educational research journey, both graduate and postgraduate levels.

Krishna Bista
Morgan State University

Comprehensive, good for doctoral students. Good resource for your doctoral program and understanding all kinds of research. 

Julie Combs
Sam Houston State University

This is a very thorough education research textbook. It would make an exceptional desk reference for any researcher who just needs to brush up on a method or design. 

Gina Gulla
Seton Hall University

This is the ideal text for a research design course. 

Matthew Cooney
Governors State University

The authors have done a wonderful job honoring the arc and magnitude of educational research methods in a readable text accessible to all students pursuing graduate degrees in education. 

Mark Hogue
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

R. Burke Johnson

Burke Johnson is a professor in the Professional Studies Department at the University of South Alabama. His PhD is from the REMS (research, evaluation, measurement, and statistics) program in the College of Education at the University of Georgia. He also has graduate degrees in psychology, sociology, and public administration, which have provided him with a multidisciplinary perspective on research methodology. He was guest editor for a special issue of Research in the Schools focusing on mixed research (available online at www.msera.org/rits_131.htm) and completed a similar guest editorship for the American... More About Author

Larry B. Christensen

Larry Christensen (PhD University of Southern Mississippi) is Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychology at the University of South Alabama. Larry is the author of several successful textbooks and has published more than 60 journal articles. More About Author

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