Part 1: An Introduction to Educational Research 1. The Process and Approaches of Research Part 2: The Steps in the Process of Research 2. Identifying a Research Problem 3. Reviewing the Literature 4. Specifying a Purpose and Research Questions or Hypotheses 5. Collecting Quantitative Data 6. Analyzing and Interpreting Quantitative Data 7. Collecting Qualitative Data 8. Analyzing and Interpreting Qualitative Data 9. Reporting and Evaluating Research Part 3: Research Designs 10. Experimental Designs 11. Correlational Designs 12. Survey Designs 13. Grounded Theory Designs 14. Ethnographic Designs 15. Narrative Research Designs 16. Mixed Methods Designs 17. Action Research Designs