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CUR 526 Educational Research for Practitioners

CUR 526 Course Guide

Library Presentation

Library Presentation

Class Readings

Required Books:

Mertler, C. A. (2019). Introduction to educational research (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Required Research Articles:

Action Research

Keegan, R. (2016). Action research as an agent for enhancing teaching and learning in physical education: A physical education teacher’s perspective. Physical Educator, 73(2), 255-284. doi:10.18666/TPE-2016-V73-I2-6236

Qualitative Research

Hover, A., & Wise, T. (2022). Exploring ways to create 21st century digital learning experiences. Education, 50(1), 40-53. https://doi.org/10.1080/03004279.2020.1826993

Quantitative Research

Macdonald, K. T., Cirino, P. T., Miciak, J., & Grills, A. E. (2022). The role of reading anxiety among struggling readers in fourth and fifth grade. Reading & Writing Quarterly, 37(4), 382-394. https://doi.org/10.1080/10573569.2021.1874580

Mixed Methods Research

Jenkins, D. M. (2020). What the best leadership educators do: A sequential explanatory mixed methods study of instructional and assessment strategy use in leadership education. Journal of Leadership Education, 37-56. https://doi.org/10.12806/V19/I4/R4