About GFU Library Ebooks (Scroll down to see ebook titles)
George Fox students and staff have free access to over 600,000 library ebooks. The ebooks are accessible 24/7 from any computer or mobile device with an Internet connection. The instructions below apply to 99% of our library ebooks.
Click the link to any George Fox Library ebook and login with your My.GeorgeFox.edu info to immediately access and read the ebook in a browser.
- The vast majority of ebooks allow for unlimited simultaneous users (meaning an entire class can be reading the same ebook at once).
Most library ebooks allow a set number of pages to be downloaded in PDF format to keep (decided by publisher and vendor). Depending on the platform, the page numbers are reset every hour (EBSCO Ebooks) or every 24 hours (ProQuest Ebooks) and can then be downloaded again until the entire book has been downloaded to keep. When downloaded in this way, the ebooks do not expire and are yours to keep.
- Most library ebooks are DRM (digital rights management) protected ebooks.
- Free Adobe Digital Editions software must be installed in order to download and read DRM protected ebooks offline.
- DRM protected ebooks expire at set times decided by the publisher, however, they can be immediately redownloaded.
- PDF pages never expire, which is why librarians recommend this method.
- Instructions for downloading our full ebooks, PDF chapters, printing/copying limits, and more are included in our ProQuest Ebook Central & EBSCO Ebook library guides.
EDDL 797 Freely Available Library Ebooks
Titles linked below are EDDL 797 course texts that are freely available library ebooks. Click the title links and follow login prompts. Questions about library ebooks or issues with accessing a title, contact your librarian Robin Ashford: rashford@georgefox.edu
The Educational Leader's Guide to Improvement Science by Publication Date: 2019-05-23The Educational Leader's Guide to Improvement Science: Data, Design and Cases for Reflection is a collection illustrating applied organizational problem-solving using methods of improvement science in educational leadership.
The Improvement Science Dissertation in Practice by Publication Date: 2020-07-10The Improvement Science Dissertation in Practiceprovides a narrative and illustration about the purpose and features comprising the Dissertation in Practice and how this culminating experience is well suited to using Improvement Science as a signature methodology for preparing professional practitioners. This methodology, when combined with the Dissertation in Practice experience in EdD programs, reinforces practitioner learning about and skills for leadership and change.
Selecting the Right Analyses for Your Data by Publication Date: 2014-07-01What are the most effective methods to code and analyze data for a particular study? This thoughtful and engaging book reviews the selection criteria for coding and analyzing any set of data--whether qualitative, quantitative, mixed, or visual. The authors systematically explain when to use verbal, numerical, graphic, or combined codes, and when to use qualitative, quantitative, graphic, or mixed-methods modes of analysis.
Theory Construction and Model-Building Skills, Second Edition by Publication Date: 2020-02-19This accessible, hands-on text has now been revised and updated, with expanded coverage of topics including how theory may emerge from exploratory data analysis. The book prepares graduate students, new researchers, and even seasoned investigators to develop their own theories and build on existing ones. Concrete strategies are provided to help readers generate ideas, define constructs, and think through relationships and processes that link constructs. Compelling examples from multiple disciplines illustrate the use of quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods orientations to theory construction.
When to Use What Research Design by Publication Date: 2012-02-29Systematic, practical, and accessible, this is the first book to focus on finding the most defensible design for a particular research question. Thoughtful guidelines are provided for weighing the advantages and disadvantages of various methods, including qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods designs.
Writing a Proposal for Your Dissertation by Publication Date: 2015-11-19This user-friendly guide helps students get started on--and complete--a successful doctoral dissertation proposal by accessibly explaining the process and breaking it down into manageable steps. Steven R. Terrell demonstrates how to write each chapter of the proposal, including the problem statement, purpose statement, and research questions and hypotheses; literature review; and detailed plan for data collection and analysis.
