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Direct linkOpie, Clive – SAGE Publications (CA), 2004
Developed as a hands-on guide for students engaged in educational research, this book provides an introduction to key qualitative and quantitative methods necessary for those commencing research for the first time. The reader is shown how these methods work and how their outcomes may be interpreted. The book includes: (1) A variety of examples and…
Descriptors: Writing Research, Research Methodology, Time Management, Computer Software
Download full textMortensen, Peter, Ed.; Kirsch, Gesa E., Ed. – 1996
Reflecting on the practice of qualitative literacy research, this book presents 14 essays that address the most pressing questions faced by qualitative researchers today: how to represent others and themselves in research narratives; how to address ethical dilemmas in research-participant relations; and how to deal with various rhetorical,…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethics, Ethnography
Irwin, Judith W., Ed.; Doyle, Mary Anne, Ed. – 1992
This book presents an overview of reading/writing research, discussing specific reading/writing processes, instructional issues, teacher research, and directions for future research. Chapter titles are: (1) Alternative Research Perspectives (Sarah J. McCarthey and Taffy E. Raphael); (2) Reading, Writing, and Genre Development (Judith A. Langer);…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Reading Processes, Reading Research, Reading Writing Relationship
Bissex, Glenda L., Ed.; Bullock, Richard H., Ed. – 1987
Based on studies conducted by teachers and graduate students at Northeastern University, this book offers a comprehensive overview of the kinds of research being conducted by writing teachers, as well as extensive information on how this research has affected their professional lives. The chapters are divided into five parts dealing with the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Experimenter Characteristics
Penrose, Ann M., Ed.; Sitko, Barbara M., Ed. – 1993
Describing how the experiences of nine cognitive researchers have influenced college writing classrooms, this book demonstrates the critical role of the learner in interpreting and responding to the texts they read, the tasks they are assigned, and the feedback they receive from instructors, readers, and collaborators. Growing out of a project at…
Descriptors: Audience Awareness, Cooperation, Higher Education, Reading Research
Beach, Richard, Ed.; Bridwell, Lillian S., Ed. – 1984
This book contains 20 articles, from a wide variety of perspectives, designed to bridge the interests of researchers and teachers on the topic of current composition research. The following articles are included: "Studying the Writing Abilities of a University Freshman Class: Strategies from a Case Study" (Charles R. Cooper, with Roger…
Descriptors: Child Language, Cognitive Processes, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Connor, Ulla, Ed.; Johns, Ann M., Ed. – 1990
The purpose of this book is twofold: to present important coherence models and to suggest how insights from coherence theory and research can be introduced to the classroom. The book is organized into four sections: theoretical overview, coherence models, studies of student writing, and pedagogical approaches. Articles include: "Seven Problems in…
Descriptors: Chinese, Classroom Techniques, Coherence, Computer Assisted Instruction
