TY - BOOK AU - Koul,Lokesh TI - Methodology of Educational Research SN - 9789353386368 U1 - 370.72 KOU 5th PY - 2021/// CY - Noida PB - Vikas Publishing N1 - Contents 1. INTRODUCTION Methods of Acquiring Knowledge. The Nature of Science The Meaning and Characteristics of Research: The Natre of Educational Research, Typer of Research 2. AREAS OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH Natere of Education as a Discipline, Problems Relationg to Content of Education Problems Relating to Different Stoges and Sectors of Education: Problems Relating to Teaching Process: Priority Areas of Eabucational Research in India 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE RESEARCH: NATURE AND METHODS Basic Research Paradigms, Positivism Quantitative Research, Phenomenological Inquiry: Qualitative Research: Mixed Methods Strategies 4. HISTORICAL RESEARCH Nature of Historical Research, Value of Historical Research in Education, Types of Historical Research, Steps in Historical Research 5. DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH Nature of Descriptive Research: Value of Descriptive Research in Education: Types of Descriptive Research; Steps in Descriptive Research EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH Nature of Experimental Research, Value of Experimental Research in Education, Steps in Experimental Research, Experimental Designs Types of Experimental Designs REVIEW OF THE RELATED LITERATURE Purpose of the Review: Identifying the Related Literature, Organizing the Related Literature sis Content 8. IDENTIFYING AND TACKLING THE RESEARCH PROBLEM Knowing the Field Selection of the 9. DATA COLLECTION: SAMPLING, TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES Date Collection, Sampling: Methods of Sampling Date Cathering Tools and Techniq 10. QUALITATIVE DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS Natere of Qualitative Data, Qualitative Data Collection Approaches and Sources: Organization of Pualitative Data Analysts and Interpe of Qualitative Data, Validating Results of Qualitative Data Analysis, Generalization in Qualitative Research 11. QUANTITATIVE DATA ANALYSIS Organization of Quantitative Data Analysis of Quantitative Dota Modern Computational Mechanical Aids: Language of the Computer, Elements of a Computer System: Interpretation of Results Conchesions and Generalizations 12. STATISTICAL METHODS Classification of Data: Graphic Representation of Data: Descriptive Statistical Measures, Uses of Correlation: Limitations of Statistical Methods 13. INFERENTIAL STATISTICS Statistical Inference Based on Parametric Tests: Statistical Inference Based on Non-Parametric Texts 14. THE RESEARCH REPORT General Format of the Research Report: Style and Format of Writing the Research Report: Typing of the Research Report: Editing of the Research Report REFERENCES APPENDIX INDEX ER -