Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Thomas R. Murray ( Robert Murray), 1921- Conducting educational research : a comparative view / R. Murray Thomas. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index. ISBN 0-89789-609-2 (alk. paper).--ISBN 0-89789-610-6 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Education--Research--Comparative method. I. Title. LB1028.T446 1998 370′.72--dc21 98-18506 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data is available. Copyright © 1998 by R. Murray Thomas All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced, by any process or technique, without the express written consent of the publisher. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 98-18506 ISBN: 0-89789-609-2 0-89789-610-6 (pbk.) First published in 1998 Bergin & Garvey, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881 An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc. Printed in the United States of America ∞ + ⃝™ The paper used in this book complies with the Permanent Paper Standard issued by the National Information Standards Organization (Z39.48-1984). 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 -iv- |