Welcome to the Reading Room ...
... where you'll find a variety of resources to consult over the next
two semesters
Required Texts
- Bamberger, M., Rugh, J., & Mabry, L. (2006). RealWorld evaluation: Working under budget, time, data, and political constraints. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications.
- Fink, A. (2003). The survey handbook (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications.
- Fraenkel, J. R., & Wallen, N. E. (2006). How to design and evaluate research in education (6th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill.
- Morgan, D. L. (1998).
The focus group guidebook. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications
We'll occasionally refer to concepts covered in ED 690 -- so it may be wise to be familiar with Dr. Wang's website.
O'Conner, P. T. (2006). Woe is I: The grammarphobe's guide to better English in plain English (expanded edition). New York: Riverhead Books.
You'll want to download the Table of Contents associated with our Electronic Course Reserves readings packet. NOTE: the ECR password for this semester is educationally.
Also useful is the alignment that depicts your text and ECR readings, as well as your assignment due dates, from week to week.
Be aware that there are more articles listed than you'll actually read during the semester. ED 791A is an opportunity for you to build your own professional library--and I've tried to provide examples from several domains ... in the process, introducing you to journals with which you may not be familiar.
Notes:
The General Accounting
Office (GAO)/Program Evaluation and Methodology Division (now defunct) published
an array of useful evaluation texts and transfer papers (e.g., Case Study
Evaluations, Designing Evaluations).
You may now download these resources free of charge. For a list of available materials, click this link!
ASTD offers a wealth of resources, including its popular Info-Line collection. To order, click this link!
Another indispensible reference is ASTD's Training and Performance Sourcebook--published yearly. To order the 2006 edition, click here!
Be advised ... that the EDTEC Dept. has adopted style guidelines published by the APA. You'll need to consult this manual to prepare your literature review!
- American Psychological Association. (2001). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.
My suggestion? Buy the less expensive--but definitely useful--Official Pocket Style Guide.
And finally ... most of us have questions about technique and style when we write. Here are a few useful resources:
- Hale, C. (1999). Sin and syntax: How to craft wickedly effective prose. New York: Broadway Books.
- O'Conner, P. T. (1999). Words fail me: What everyone who writes should know about writing. New York: Harcourt Brace & Company.
- O'Conner, P. T., & Kellerman, S. (2002). You send me: Getting it right when you write online. New York: Harcourt Brace & Company.
- Truss, L. (2006). Eats,
shoots, & leaves: The zero tolerance approach to punctuation.
New York: Gotham Books.
I have a host of additional print-based resources available for checkout -- with minimal restrictions. Many are not available in our library, so you'll want to take advantage of this opportunity. Content areas include: data gathering and analysis (techniques/strategies; settings); data displays (charts, graphs, tables); distance education/distributed or blended learning; usability; evaluation concepts and constructs; evaluation practice; taxonomies; etc. [I've tried to keep track of latest editions; if you find something that's out-of-date, please let me know!]