Research in education / John W. Best, James V. Kahn.

Introduction to Educational Research: Definitions, Research Problems, Proposals, and Report Writing
Fundamentals of Research
The Search for Knowledge
Science
The Role of Theory
Operational Definitions of Variables
The Hypothesis
Sampling
Purposes of Research
Descriptive Research, Assessment, and Evaluation
Types of Educational Research
Selecting a Problem and Preparing a Research Proposal
The Academic Research Problem
Using the Library
References and Bibliography
The Research Proposal
The First Research Project
Submitting to a Funding Agency
Thesis Proposal
Ethics in Human Experimentation
The Research Report
Style Manuals
Format of the Research Report
The Thesis or Dissertation
Style of Writing
Reference Form
Pagination
Evaluating a Research Report
Research Methods
Historical Research
Purpose of Historical Research on American Education
History and Science
The Historical Hypothesis
Sources of Data
Historical Criticism
Writing the Historical Report
Descriptive Studies: Assessment, Evaluation, and Research
Assessment Studies
Evaluation Studies
Assessment and Evaluation in Problem Solving
Descriptive Research
The Follow-Up Study
Replication and Secondary Analysis
The Post Hoc Fallacy
Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Research
Early Experimentation
Experimental and Control Groups
Variables
Controlling Extraneous Variables
Experimental Validity
Experimental Design.