An Introduction to Educational Research: -- The Process of Conducting Research Using Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches -- The Steps in the Process of Research: -- Identifying a Research Problem -- Reviewing the Literature -- Specifying a Purpose and Research Questions or Hypotheses -- Collecting Quantitative Data -- Analyzing and Interpreting Quantitative Data -- Collecting Qualitative Data -- Analyzing and Interpreting Qualitative Data -- Reporting and Evaluating Research -- Research Designs: -- Experimental Designs -- Correlational Designs -- Survey Designs -- Grounded Theory Designs -- Ethnographic Designs -- Narrative Research Designs -- Mixed Methods Designs -- Action Research Designs -- APPENDICES -- Determine Size Using Sample Size Tables -- Commonly Used Statistics in Educational Research -- Nonnormal Distribution -- Strategies for Defending a Research Proposal