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Elements of Educational Research

AuthorYogendra K. Sharma
PublisherKanishka
Publisher2011
Publisherxiv
Publisher454 p,
Publisherfigs
ISBN9788184572612
Contents: Preface. 1. Conceptual aspects of education as a discipline. 2. Educational research: basic conceptual aspects. 3. The phases or stages in educational research and the concept of validity in research. 4. Identification and selection of an educational research problem. 5. The art of preparing the research proposal or synopsis. 6. Need, significance and process of reviewing related literature. 7. Application of variables in educational research. 8. Formulation of hypothesis for educational research. 9. Research design: the road map of the research project. 10. Sampling. 11. Application of models in educational research. 12. Tools and techniques of educational research. 13. Tools and techniques of educational research. 14. Tools and techniques of educational research. 15. Tools and techniques of educational research. 16. Collection and organisation of data for research. 17. Descriptive data analysis. 18. Analysis of data collected for educational research. 19. Computer data analysis. 20. Technique of formulating generalisations. 21. General nature of the errors in conducting research. Appendix. Bibliography. Index.

This book contains conceptual comprehensive account of basic elements and essentials of educational research encompassed in twenty-one chapters. The book presents a very systematic presentation of the subject matter in simple and lucid language and contains point analysis and descriptions in Indian context and covers the syllabus of all the Indian university on the subject.

Thus it may be concluded that this book would fulfil the needs, requirements and expectations of the students, scholars and teachers of the subject of all the Indian universities. While best efforts have been made to make this book best on the subject. (jacket)

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