TY - BOOK AU - Best, John W. AU - Kahn, James V. TI - Research in education SN - 9812471111 AV - LB 1028 .B56 2003 PY - 2003/// CY - Boston, Massachusetts PB - Allyn and Bacon Inc. KW - EDUCATION RESEARCH N1 - Includes index; Part I. Introduction to Educational Research: Definitions, Research Problems, Proposals, and Report Writing -- Part II. Research Methods -- Part III. Data Analysis N2 - this text for use in introductory courses in research methods, and as a resource for researchers. The new edition includes expanded coverage of the use of technology in library research, emphasis on validity as a unitary trait consistent with AERA standards, new coverage of outliers and missing data, discussion on combining qualitative and quantitative methods in a single study, and additional coverage of ethics and grant funding. Each of the five methodology chapters now includes the text of an entire published article illustrating that type of research ER -