EDU 508: Quantitative and Mixed Methods in Educational Settings: Overview

This guide includes information and resources designed to support Soka educational leadership graduate students in their Educational Research Methods course, and in all their qualitative and quantitative coursework throughout the program. 

Books on Educational Research Methodology

• This tab has the required readings and a list of other library books and periodicals on this topic.

Qualitative Research Course Tasks

• The main page has links to library books about qualitative research, and you can choose from this tab's drop-down menu to find resources on Examining Research Bias, Resources for Setting Up Research Projects, and Resources for Interviews and Data Coding.

Quantitative Research Course Tasks

• The main page has links to library books and databases that will be useful for students doing quantitative research projects, and you can choose from this tab's drop-down menu to find resources on Searching Strategies for Finding Quantitative Studies and Resources for Conducting Lit Reviews, Creating Problem Statements, and Surveys.

In addition to the information in this LibGuide, there are a number of other LibGuides maintained by Ikeda Library that will be helpful for completing assignments for this course.  LibGuides with helpful strategies for finding journal articles using Ikeda Library's databases, and accurately and efficiently consuming those articles, include:

• Searching for Journals & Journal Articles 
  • This page focuses on how to access the library's journal holdings directly and through the library's databases. 
• Active Reading Techniques (from the EDU 507 LibGuide)
• Citing in APA

For library resources and external links on research proposal writing, visit the Overview page of the EDU 504 LibGuide.  The links are toward the bottom of the page.

For resources with techniques to help students apply the concept of reflexivity to their own contexts, see the Reflective Writing Resources page in the EDU 505 LibGuide. For more information on reflexivity, see the Examining Research Bias page in this guide.

To develop more in-depth searching-skills, please make an appointment for a Personalized Research Session, or visit the Reference Desk.