Using Feldt and Brennan's (1993) data on nearly half a million students and 400 schools, assume that in an experiment the variance for individuals is 3 and the variance of site means is 3. Suppose that in designing a study we have a ...
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The Handbook serves as an invaluable resource for approaching research with an open mind. This volume maps the field of social research methods using an approach that will prove valuable for both students and researchers.
As Hammersley has acknowledged, the creation in the education field of an orthodoxy around so-called scientific research principles 'may amount to a new round in the paradigm wars' (2005: 141). However, Hammersley writes that it is ...
Appropriate for professionals and researchers who have had some previous exposure to research methods, this book will enable the development of research strategies that are credible, useful, and--more important--feasible.
Leading social research methodologists and evaluators address the issues of validity, research design and social experimentation in this first of two volumes inspired by the work of Donald Campbell and...
Leading social research methodologists and evaluators explore research design issues in this second of two volumes inspired by the work of Donald Campbell and sponsored by the American Evaluation Association.
Meta-analytic procedures for social research. Beverly Hills, CA: Sage. Rosenthal, R. (1994). Parametric measures of effect size. In H. M. Cooper & L. V. Hedges (Eds.), Handbook of research synthesis (pp. 231–244).
Based on a five-year evaluation of an $80 million U.S. Army demonstration program, this first-of-its kind study explores the cost effectiveness of a managed care model of service delivery for children and adolescents with mental health and ...
Essentials of behavioral research: Methods and data analysis (2nd ed.), New York; McGraw-Hill. Rosenthal, R., Rosnow, R. L., & Rubin, D. B. (in press). Contrasts and effect sizes in behavioral research: A correlational approach.
This volume, which is divided into three parts, contains ten essays which consider: significant issues in applied social psychology; methodology; and studies with social psychology and health.
The first part of this volume is concerned with the research process in applied psychology and contains discussions of non-reactive measures, meta-analysis and methods for increasing the utilization of research.
Sponsored by the American Psychological Association, this is a representation of the proceedings of the National Conference on Graduate Education in Psychology.
The first part of this volume is concerned with the research process in applied psychology and contains discussions of non-reactive measures, meta-analysis and methods for increasing the utilization of research.
To help researchers and students make the transition from the classroom and laboratory to research in the `real world,' the authors reveal the pitfalls and suggest strategies to overcome problems...
They also explore how to assess the human and material resources that will be needed at different times while conducting an applied research design to facilitate the management of data collection, analysis, and interpretation.