Research Methodology in Education and Application of Statistics

Contents: Preface. 1. Nature of research, knowledge and enquiry. 2. Problem and its sources. 3. Hypotheses. 4. Sampling. 5. Tools and techniques of research. 6. Methods of research. 7. Qualitative and quantitative techniques. 8. Research reporting. 9. Ethics in social research. 10. Statistics. 11. Inferential statistics. Appendices.

Research in education, as in other fields, is a research for knowledge. Knowledge of research methodology is essential for all those who either take an active role in the conduct of research or desire to keep themselves abreast of the new developments in education.

The book is directed to students taking a first course in educational research, typically given at the masters level as well as doctoral level. This will also help students faced with the necessity to complete a research project or paper without adequate training in research. Educators having the responsibility to evaluate programmes and study problems through research approach may be benefited by this book. (jacket)