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Practicing Research: Discovering Evidence That Matters provides research consumers with the skills necessary for discovering evidence that mattersThis book is designed for students, practitioners or researchers whare planning treview research for best practices or are actually selecting programs right now Author Arlene Fink assumes that each person whreads it has a passing familiarity with the idea of research, but nspecial research expertise is necessary The book has eight chapters corresponding tthe skills that research consumers need tdiscover evidence that matters Fink pays special attention tfacilitating student learning by providing over a hundred examples, flowcharts, tables, and checklists as well as an extensive glossary (Students whare interested in any specific topic can further their knowledge by using the related website, which contains links tother sites as well as additional examples and exercises) All the examples are taken from existing research and programs and grounded in the practitioners reality Key Features: Provides methods for determining the validity of evidence and how tjustify an acceptable level of proof based on science, experience, and values Offers practical frameworks tguide the research process and which take the student from needs assessment tprogram implementation and evaluation through timplementation of results Shows how tengage diverse stakeholders (communities, teachers) in the research process Contains an Instructors Resources CD with supplemental studies and exercises for students; some of the studies and exercises are linked tstudies on the internet sthat students are required tpractice the tools and concepts presented in the book
