Outline

Chapter 1         Introduction to Research in Education

 

1)      Sources of Knowledge

a)      Personal Experience

b)      Tradition

c)      Authority

d)      Research

i)        Positivism/Postpositivism

ii)       Interpretive/Constructivist

e)      Characteristics of Scientific Inquiry

 

2)      The Nature of Scientific Inquiry

a)      Purpose of Scientific Inquiry

b)      Principles of Scientific Inquiry

i)        Scientific Principle 1: Pose significant questions that can be investigated empirically.

ii)       Scientific Principle 2: Link research to relevant theory.

iii)     Scientific Principle 3: Use methods that permit direct investigation of the question.

iv)     Scientific Principle 4: Provide a coherent and explicit chain of reasoning.

v)      Scientific Principle 5: Replicate and generalize across studies.

vi)     Scientific Principle 6: Disclose research to encourage professional scrutiny and critique.

 

3)      Applying Systematic Inquiry to Education

a)      Question

b)      Method

c)      Results

d)      Conclusions

 

4)      Types of Educational Research

a)      Two major traditions of research

i)        Quantitative Research

ii)       Qualitative Research

iii)     Analytical Research

b)      Basic, Applied, Evaluation and Action Research

c)      Research Ethics

 

5)      Educational Research Article Format

a)      Title and Author

b)      Abstract

c)      Introduction

d)      Review of Literature

e)      Specific Research Question or Hypothesis

f)        Method and Design

g)      Results

h)      Discussion

i)        Conclusions

j)        References

 

6)      Anatomy of a Research Article