This text is intended for instructors who emphasize teaching students how to locate‎,‎ read‎,‎ and interpret‎,‎ and apply the findings of educational research studies‎.‎ This revision addresses how to design and conduct a research study in more detail‎.‎ The text includes numerous recent‎,‎ published research articles involving high‎-interest problems of educational practice‎.‎ The chapters‎,‎ which treat quantitative‎,‎ qualitative‎,‎ and applied forms of educational research‎,‎ stand alone‎,‎ allowing instructors to choose those they want to cover‎.‎ This text brings research alive for educators by introducing readers to people who actually "do" research‎.‎ Designed for courses focused primarily on applying‎,‎ rather than conducting research‎,‎ it includes 13 actual research articles‎,‎ reprinted in their entirety‎.‎ The book makes no assumptions about readers‎'‎ prior knowledge of research or statistics‎.‎ This text builds students‎'‎ confidence so that they are able to successfully read research reports and research‎.‎ For the first time‎,‎ readers will see the relevance of research to educational practice‎.‎