BOOK REVIEW Mertler, C. A. & Charles, C. M. (2012). Introduction to Educational Research (7th Ed). New Delhi: Pearson. PP. 405 (Paperback). Reviewed by Panda, S. K; Assistant Professor in Education, Army Institute of Education, Affiliated to GGSIP University, New Delhi, India. The seventh editions of ‘Introduction to Educational Research’ book is compromised of sixteen chapters and designed especially for educators who are new to educational research and seeking degree in educational setting. This book is appropriate for education Honors students at graduation level, Master of Arts in Education; Master of Education at post graduation level and advance degree, such as Master of Philosophy in Education; and Philosophy of Doctorate in Education …show more content…
Through chapter contents and in-text exercises, reader simultaneously learn how to prepare a research plan, gather and analyze data, addresses research questions and hypotheses and organize a report of their projects It has two main purposes, such as provide knowledge about education research and help students to conduct their own research in the field of education. This book has organized in to five parts. Part one clarifies the nature of educational research, explain its rules of operation, identifies standard type of educational search as defined by usefulness (Basic or Applied), traditional methodology (Quantitative, Qualitative or Mixed method; experimental or non-experimental) and Practical (action or evaluation) and review the source of primary and secondary data employed in those types of educational research. Part two addressed the skill requirement for selecting, refining and proposing a topic for educational research; location published research in the library and interpretation, summarizing and annotating published research. Part three has describe how to design research projects with a process that clarifies the procedures and tools that need for gathering data; explains how to analyze qualitative and quantitative research data, present findings, draw conclusion and describe step to step procedures for preparing on appropriate educational research