TY - BOOK AU - Lauer,Patricia A. TI - An education research primer: how to understand, evaluate, and use it SN - 0787983233 (alk. paper) AV - LB1028 .L29 2006 U1 - 370.72 22 PY - 2006/// CY - San Francisco, CA PB - Jossey-Bass KW - Education KW - Research KW - Local KW - Evaluation N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; The purpose educational research -- Scientific criteria in education research -- The types of education research -- Understanding experimental and descriptive research -- Understanding data collection in education research -- Issues in evaluating education research -- Evaluating experimental research studies -- Evaluating descriptive research studies -- Evaluating literature reviews -- Assessing the relevance of education research ER -