Research and Evaluation in Education and Psychology: Integrating Diversity with Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Methods [Paperback]

Donna M. Mertens (Author)

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Publication Date: August 10, 2004 | ISBN-10: 0761928057 | ISBN-13: 978-0761928058 | Edition: 2nd

This new edition of Research and Evaluation in Education and Psychology continues and expands upon the approach that made the First Edition an international bestseller. Author Donna Mertens explains quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods, and incorporates the viewpoints of various research paradigms (postpositivist, constructivist, transformative, and pragmatic) into descriptions of these methods. Special emphasis is provided for conducting research in culturally complex communities, based on the perspectives of feminists, ethnic/racial minorities, and people with disabilities. Each chapter carefully explains a step of the research process from literature review to analysis and reporting. Additionally, sample studies and abstracts are included in each chapter to illustrate the concepts discussed in that section of the book.

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“At last a research and evaluation “how to text” that speaks to the epistemological and practical questions on how to use this tool to improve conditions for society’s marginalized groups.” (Ricardo Millett )

About the Author

Donna M. Mertens is Professor in the Department of Educational Foundations and Research at Gallaudet University. She teaches research methods and program evaluation to deaf and hearing students at the MA and PhD levels.

She conducts research and evaluation studies on such topics as improvement of special education services in international settings, planning for the inclusion of students with disabilities in neighborhood schools, enhancing the educational experiences of students with disabilities, preventing sexual abuse in residential schools for deaf students, improving access to the court systems for deaf and hard-of-hearing people, and improving the preparation of teachers of the deaf through appropriate use of instructional technology. Her research focuses on improving methods of inquiry by integrating the perspectives of those who have experienced oppression in our society. She draws on the writings of feminists, minorities, people with disabilities, as well as indigenous peoples who have addressed the issues of power and oppression and their implications for research methodology.

Dr. Mertens has made numerous presentations at the meetings of the American Educational Research Association, the American Evaluation Association, the Association for College Educators of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, the International Sociological Association, International Mixed Methods Conference, the American Psychological Association, and other organizations that explore these themes. She served as President and Board member of the American Evaluation Association from 1997 to 2002 and as a member of the Board of Trustees for the International Organization for Cooperation in Evaluation 2002–2003. She is the co-editor for the Journal of Mixed Methods Research (with Max Bergman).

Her publications include three edited volumes, Handbook of Social Research Ethics (coedited with Pauline Ginsberg), Creative Ideas for Teaching Evaluation and Research and Inequality (coedited with Carole Truman and Beth Humphries), and several books, including Transformative Research and Evaluation, Research and Evaluation Methods in Special Education (coauthored with John McLaughlin) and Parents and Their Deaf Children (coauthored with Kay Meadow-Orlans and Marilyn Sass Lehrer). She also publishes many chapters and articles in edited volumes, encyclopedias, handbooks, and journals, such as Journal of Mixed Methods Research, Qualitative Social Work, Eye on Psi Chi, Educational Researcher, International Journal of Mixed Methods Research, New Directions for Program Evaluation, American Journal of Evaluation, American Annals of the Deaf, Studies in Educational Evaluation, and Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis.

Product Details

• Paperback: 536 pages
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc; 2nd edition (August 10, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0761928057
• ISBN-13: 978-0761928058
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 6.9 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #280,622 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Libro de Psicologia, March 13, 2009

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Necesitaba este libro para la clase de Metodos de Investigacion Psicologica I, requisito de mi bahillerato en Psicologia de la Universidad de Puerto Rico. En las librerias donde lo vendian estaba demasiado caro (casi $90.00), y por aqui por Amazon lo consegui en $63.00. Llego en una semana y en muy buenas condiciones (nuevo y sin uso).

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4.0 out of 5 stars Buen libro, February 26, 2006

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This review is from: Research and Evaluation in Education and Psychology: Integrating Diversity with Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Methods (Paperback)

Este libro... es una muy buena guia para dar el curso de metodologia o para aquellos que inician una investigacion en psicologia.... El ingles es de facil comprension. Lo que posibilita a los estudiantes de habla hispana entender el lenguaje con relativa facilidad....