Educational Research: Planning, Conducting, and Evaluating Quantitative and Qualitative Research, Global Edition

Educational Research is a practical, step-by-step core research text with a truly balanced, inclusive and integrated overview of the processes involved in planning, conducting and evaluating research. It first examines the general steps in the research process and then details the procedures for conducting specific types of quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods studies. Direct guidance on reading research is offered throughout and helpful features provide opportunities for you to practice and apply what you have learned.

The 7th Edition features significantly expanded coverage of mixed methods design. New research design tables help you decide what research questions fit research problems and which designs are the best options. New research examples and references keep you updated on the latest trends and methods in the field.

1. The Process of Conducting Research Using Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches

1. Identifying a Research Problem
2. Reviewing the Literature
3. Specifying a Purpose and Research Questions or Hypotheses
4. Collecting Quantitative Data
5. Analyzing and Interpreting Quantitative Data
6. Collecting Qualitative Data
7. Analyzing and Interpreting Qualitative Data
8. Reporting and Evaluating Research

1. Experimental Designs
2. Correlational Designs
3. Survey Designs
4. Grounded Theory Designs
5. Ethnographic Designs
6. Narrative Research Designs
7. Mixed Methods Designs
8. Action Research Designs

1. Determine Size Using Sample Size Tables
2. Commonly Used Statistics in Educational Research
3. Nonnormal Distribution
4. Strategies for Defending a Research Proposal

John W. Creswell, PhD is a Professor of Family Medicine and Senior Research Scientist in the Michigan Mixed Methods Program at the University of Michigan, USA. He has authored numerous articles and 34 books on mixed methods research, qualitative research, and research design. In 2007 he co-founded the Journal of Mixed Methods Research. In 2008 he was a Senior Fulbright Scholar to South Africa in 2008 and to Thailand in 2012. In 2011, he co-led a National Institute of Health working group on the “best practices of mixed methods research in the health sciences,” served as a Visiting Professor at Harvard’s School of Public Health and received an honorary doctorate from the University of Pretoria, South Africa. In 2014, he was the founding President of the Mixed Methods International Research Association. In 2015, he joined the staff of Family Medicine at the University of Michigan to Co-Direct the Michigan Mixed Methods Program. In 2018, he co-authored the “standards” for qualitative and mixed methods research for the American Psychological Association.

Timothy C. Guetterman, PhD is an applied research methodologist specialized in general research design and mixed methods research. Tim is currently a faculty member and Associate Director of the Mixed Methods Program in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Michigan. His methodological interest is to advance rigorous methods of quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods research, particularly strategies for intersecting and integrating qualitative and quantitative research. He serves as a methodologist on research projects across disciplines. Much of his primary research is at the intersection of health and education. Through funded federal, foundation, and institution grants, he investigates informatics technology to improve equitable health communication, education, and assessment. Tim is also actively engaged in teaching, learning, and developing research methods capacity through foundation grants and NIH-funded projects. He serves as Co-Editor in Chief for the Journal of Mixed Methods Research. He is President-Elect for the Mixed Methods International Research Association.