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Educational and Psychological Research

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Educational and Psychological Research book

A Cross-Section of Journal Articles for Analysis and Evaluation

Educational and Psychological Research

DOI link for Educational and Psychological Research

Educational and Psychological Research book

A Cross-Section of Journal Articles for Analysis and Evaluation
ByMildred L Patten
Edition 3rd Edition
First Published 2002
eBook Published 13 September 2016
Pub. location New York
Imprint Routledge
DOI https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315266497
Pages 240 pages
eBook ISBN 9781315266497
SubjectsBehavioral Sciences, Education, Research Methods
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Patten, M. L. (2002). Educational and Psychological Research. New York: Routledge, https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315266497

• This edition of our popular reader is entirely updated with timely articles that deal with broad issues in education and psychology. (For a research reader with emphasis on classroom issues, see A Cross Section of Educational Research.)

• This collection shows students the many inherent weaknesses of empirical methods as well as models of excellence. Unlike research readers that contain made-up articles, this one has both face validity and content validity. Your students will appreciate reading real articles with real results.

• The 34 research articles illustrate: •qualitative research

•combined qualitative/quantitative research

•content/documentary analysis

•correlational research

•test validity and reliability research

•causal-comparative research

•true experimental research

•quasi-experimental research

•pre-experimental research

•program evaluation

•meta-analysis

• The lines are numbered sequentially, making it easy to refer to specific parts of each article during classroom discussions.

• This single source of research articles is convenient for you and your students.

• Easy to coordinate with any research methods text, this reader is an ideal way to make research methods come alive! Field-tested for student interest and comprehension.

• All major methods of research are illustrated with real research articles drawn from a wide variety of journals. (See Table of Contents.)

• Your students will become familiar with a wide variety of writing and organizational styles that real researchers use. Despite their variety, all articles in this book are highly comprehensible.

• Factual Questions at the end of each article encourage students to read for mythological points they might otherwise overlook.

• Questions for Discussion encourage students to address broad issues of research design. An instructor’s answer key will be shipped with your examination copy.

• The interesting research topics will make your students look forward to doing their research reading homework.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

chapter 1|7 pages

Perceived Messages from Schools Regarding Adolescent Tobacco Use

chapter 2|8 pages

Cooperative Learning: Listening to How Children Work at School

chapter 3|10 pages

Psychological Parameters of Students' Social and Work Avoidance Goals: A Qualitative Investigation

chapter 4|12 pages

Mother-Daughter Communication About Sex Among Urban African American and Latino Families

chapter 5|9 pages

The Interconnection of Childhood Poverty and Homelessness: Negative Impact/Points of Access

chapter 6|9 pages

Passionately Committed Psychotherapists: A Qualitative Study of Their Experiences

chapter 7|10 pages

Parental Involvement During the Transition to High School

chapter 8|7 pages

Gender Stereotyping and Intended Audience Age: An Analysis of Children's Educational/Informational TV Programming

chapter 9|8 pages

Poverty As We Know It: Media Portrayals of the Poor

chapter 10|6 pages

Ethnic Representation in a Sample of the Literature of Applied Psychology

chapter 11|5 pages

I'm Lonely and Apprehensive: The Presentation of Stigmatizing Information in Personal Ads

chapter 12|7 pages

Young Children's Perceptions of Time Out

chapter 13|10 pages

Black and White Girls' Racial Preferences in Media and Peer Choices and the Role of Socialization for Black Girls

chapter 14|3 pages

Most Working Women Deny Gender Discrimination in Their Pay

chapter 15|9 pages

The Feasibility of a Web-Based Surveillance System to Collect Health Risk Behavior Data from College Students

chapter 16|5 pages

Drinking Glucose Improves Listening Span in Students Who Miss Breakfast

chapter 17|10 pages

The San Diego Navy Experiment: An Assessment of Interventions for Men Who Assault Their Wives

chapter 18|8 pages

Evaluation of a Brief Intervention for Increasing Seat Belt Use on a College Campus

chapter 19|5 pages

Comparison of Health Promotion and Deterrent Prompts in Increasing Use of Stairs Over Escalators

chapter 20|4 pages

Influence of Social Context on Reported Attitudes of Nondisabled Students Toward Students with Disabilities

part 21|2 pages

Preliminary Evaluation of an Abstinence-Based Program for 7th-Grade Students from a Small Rural School District

chapter 22|5 pages

The Effectiveness of a Sexuality Education Newsletter in Influencing Teenagers' Knowledge and Attitudes About Sexual Involvement and Drug Use

chapter 23|4 pages

Measurement of Nonverbal Receptive Abilities in Medical Students

chapter 24|6 pages

Late Adolescents' Perspectives on Marital Rape: The Impact of Gender and Fraternity/Sorority Membership

chapter 25|8 pages

Teachers' Perceptions of Principal Effectiveness in Selected Secondary Schools in Tennessee

chapter 26|4 pages

Understanding Shame in Adults: Retrospective Perceptions of Parental Bonding During Childhood

chapter 27|6 pages

Drug Use and Validity of Substance Use Self-Reports in Veterans Seeking Help for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

chapter 28|3 pages

Chapman-Cook Speed of Reading Test: Performance of College Students

chapter 29|7 pages

Two-Year Comparison of Income, Education, and Depression Among Parents Participating in Regular Head Start or Supplementary Family Service Center Services

chapter 30|8 pages

Telehealth in the Federal Bureau of Prisons: Inmates' Perceptions

chapter 31|10 pages

Project ARM: Alcohol Risk Management to Prevent Sales to Underage and Intoxicated Patrons

chapter 32|7 pages

Effects of Distraction on Children's Pain and Distress During Medical Procedures: A Meta-Analysis

chapter 33|7 pages

A Review of Teen-Tot Programs: Comprehensive Clinical Care for Young Parents and Their Children

chapter |5 pages

A. Reading Research Reports: A Brief Introduction

chapter |3 pages

B. Fundamental Principles for Preparing Psychology Journal Articles

part C|1 pages

Criteria for the Evaluation of Educational Research

chapter |2 pages

D. A Reader's, Writer's, and Reviewer's Guide to Assessing Research Reports in Clinical Psychology

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