The Best Education Research Books 2024

1. Classroom Management That Works: Research-Based Strategies for Every Teacher, Pre-Owned (Paperback)

Pre-Owned - How does classroom management affect student achievement? What techniques do teachers find most effective? How important are schoolwide policies and practices in setting the tone for individual classroom management?In this follow-up to What Works in Schools, Robert J. Marzano analyzes research from more than 100 studies on classroom management to discover the answers to these questions and more. He then applies these findings to a series of Action Steps--specific strategies that educators can use to* Get the classroom management effort off to a good start, * Establish effective rules and procedures, * Implement appropriate disciplinary interventions, * Foster productive student-teacher relationships, * Develop a positive mental set, * Help students contribute to a positive learning environment, and* Activate schoolwide measures for effective classroom management.Marzano and his coauthors Jana S. Marzano and Debra Pickering provide real stories of teachers and students in classroom situations to help illustrate how the action steps can be used successfully in different situations. In each chapter, they also review the strengths and weaknesses of programs with proven track records.With student behavior and effective discipline a growing concern in schools, this comprehensive analysis is a timely guide to the critical role of classroom management in student learning and achievement.

Classroom Management That Works: Research-Based Strategies for Every Teacher, Pre-Owned (Paperback)

2. Betty Crocker's Cookbook, Pre-Owned (Paperback)

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Betty Crocker's Cookbook, Pre-Owned (Paperback)

3. Rethinking School Improvement: Research, Craft and Concept, Used [Paperback]

Rethinking School Improvement: Research, Craft and Concept

Rethinking School Improvement: Research, Craft and Concept, Used [Paperback]

4. Educational Research: Competencies for Analysis and Application [Hardcover - Used]

CONDITION - USED - Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included. With its goal of helping students become competent as both consumers and producers of educational research, this text presents all the skills and procedures needed, with a strong emphasis on evaluation of student performance. The text offers comprehensive instruction that encompasses the full spectrum of the field. Evaluation criteria are presented for each major research task included: problem definition; research planning; sampling; instrumentation; methodology; data analysis; and research reporting.

Educational Research : Competencies for Analysis and Application, Used [Hardcover]

5. Improving Schools Through Action Research: A Reflective Practice Approach (3rd Edition), Used [Paperback]

Cher Hendricks Action Research for School Improvement: A Reflective Practice Approach, Third Edition , is a brief, accessible, and practical text that prepares educators to conduct their own action research projects. The third edition provides the information needed to complete each step of the action research cycle. Chapter activities include a research paper component that helps readers create a research paper as they complete the activities. Additional activities have been added in this edition to help educators navigate through each step of the action research process from choosing a topic and generating research questions through data analysis and reporting results and conclusions. Other features of the book include detailed strategies for (1) reviewing and synthesizing the literature and writing a literature review, (2) collecting, triangulating, and analyzing quantitative and qualitative data (including how to graphically display results), (3) drawing conclusions from results, and (4) writing in APA (6th edition) style. Numerous Internet resources including links to action research networks, professional organizations, and journals are provided. Throughout the text, the book incorporates numerous pedagogical devices such as Exercises and Cases to help readers practically explore topics. Examples are provided throughout the book to document the ways teachers, principals, counselors, administrators, and support staff can improve their practice through action research. Among the changes and additions to the third edition, the text now presents a sharper focus on reflection in the action research cycle--including new reflection activities in every chapter. The bookalso places a greater emphasis on working with a critical friend or colleague throughout the action research process andincorporates updated and new online and professional resources as well asa more detailed explanation of how to analyze and interpret qualitative data, and instructions on formatting the research paper using the latest APA Guidelines. "

Improving Schools Through Action Research : A Reflective Practice Approach, Used [Paperback]

6. Educational Research: Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Approaches [Hardcover - Used]

CONDITION - USED - Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included. Educational Research is a highly readable text that provides students with a clear and in-depth understanding of the different kinds of research--including technology-based--that are used in education today. The text introduces students to the fundamental logic of empirical research and explores the sources of research ideas. Detailed descriptions guide students through the design and implementation of actual research studies with a balanced examination of quantitative, qualitative, and mixed research, serving as one of the books strongest features. While quantitative research strategies are covered extensively, the text also discusses various qualitative approaches such as ethnography, historical methods, phenomenology, grounded theory, and case studies. The authors present detailed, step-by-step coverage of the key elements of research, including sampling techniques, ethical considerations, data collection methods, measurement, judging validity, experimental and non-experimental methods, descriptive and inferential statistics, qualitative data analysis, and report preparation.

Educational Research : Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Approaches, Used [Hardcover]

7. Introduction to Educational Research: A Critical Thinking Approach [Hardcover - Used]

CONDITION - USED - Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included. Engaging, informative, and easy to follow, Introduction to Educational Research: A Critical Thinking Approach enables students to think clearly and critically about the scientific process of research. The book explains how educational research is conducted across the major traditions (quantitative, qualitative, and action research), makes research accessible to teachers, and equips them with the skills and understanding that enable the evaluation of published research.

Introduction to Educational Research: A Critical Thinking Approach [Hardcover - Used]

8. Educational Research: Fundamentals for the Consumer [Hardcover - Used]

CONDITION - USED - Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included. Designed to help students become intelligent consumers of educational research, the fifth edition of this text introduces basic research principles to those who may later use research in their work. The author utilizes aids to facilitate student learning, including chapter concept maps, study questions, a book website, and more than 90 examples from published articles, including 9 full-length articles. New features in this edition include the following: Completely revised Chapter 3, Locating and Reviewing Related Literature, consistent with new features of ERIC and online searching, Revised Chapter 1, which now discusses the nature of research consistent with Scientific Research in Education, New chapter on mixed-method and action research, Expanded treatment of qualitative data analysis in response to instructor's needs, More detail about research ethics, Examples and excerpts from published articles representing more than 50 different journals to illustrate the range of current thinking, A new Exercise Manual-available to be packaged with the text at no extra cost-developed to provide more application exercises for students. Book jacket.

Educational Research : Fundamentals for the Consumer, Used [Hardcover]

9. Conducting Educational Research [Hardcover - Used]

CONDITION - USED - Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included. This text focuses on analyzing and critically evaluating published research. The text includes a checklist, sample study, and research problems that are already worked out. This fifth edition features instructions and descriptions for running statistical tests using the personal computer and the software program SPSS. The text also includes expanded coverage of qualitative data collection methods. Smaller changes include more information on the ethical requirements for researchers and discussion of the use of meta-analysis and techniques for employing a wider range of research designs.

Conducting Educational Research [Hardcover - Used]

10. Conducting Educational Research, Used [Hardcover]

This text focuses on analyzing and critically evaluating published research. The text includes a checklist, sample study, and research problems that are already worked out. This fifth edition features instructions and descriptions for running statistical tests using the personal computer and the software program SPSS. The text also includes expanded coverage of qualitative data collection methods. Smaller changes include more information on the ethical requirements for researchers and discussion of the use of meta-analysis and techniques for employing a wider range of research designs.

Conducting Educational Research, Used [Hardcover]