TY - BOOK AU - McMillan,James H. TI - Educational research: fundamentals for the consumer SN - 0205508308 AV - LB1028 .M365 2008 U1 - 370.7/2 22 PY - 2008/// CY - Boston PB - Pearson/Allyn and Bacon KW - Education KW - Research N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 395-396) and index; Introduction to research in education -- Research problems, variables, and hypotheses -- Locating and reviewing related literature -- Using the Internet for educational research -- Participants, subjects, and sampling -- Foundations of educational measurement -- Types of educational measures -- Nonexperimental quantitative research designs -- Experimental research designs -- Understanding statistical inferences -- Qualitative research designs and analysis -- Mixed-method and action research -- Discussion and conclusions -- The intelligent consumer: putting it all together ER -