TY - BOOK AU - Gall, M.D. AU - Gall, J.; Borg, W. TI - Applying educational research : : how to read, do, and use research to solve problems of practice SN - 978-0-205-59670-6 AV - 370.72 G13a PY - 2010/// CY - Boston PB - Pearson KW - Education KW - Research N1 - Includes bibliographic references and index; Using research evidence to improve educational practice -- Doing your own research: from proposal to final report -- Conducting and writing your own literature review -- Using search engines in a literature review -- Making use of available literature reviews -- Analyzing and evaluating reports of quantitative research studies -- Using descriptive statistics to study problems of practice -- The practical significance of statistical results -- Tests of statistical significance -- Descriptive research -- Group comparison research -- Correlational research -- Experimental research -- Case studies in qualitative research -- Narrative research -- Ethnography and critical research -- Historical research -- Mixed-methods research -- Action research -- Evaluation research ER -