Includes references and index.

"Conducting Educational Research helped students understand and apply the most important principles of scholarly investigation. Now in its 6th edition, this research textbook includes updates such as a completely rewritten Chapter 12, a chapter devoted to statistical research without having to use the expensive program SPSS. The text has been revised throughout to include recent technological advances, simpler exercisers, and visual elements to help the student understand the research process"--Provided by publisher.