Doing Research in Education (eBook, PDF)

Theory and Practice
Redaktion: Palaiologou, Ioanna; Male, Trevor; Needham, David

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book will help you to plan, design and conduct quality research within the specific context of education and educational studies.

An impressive cast of contributors discuss the reality of conducting research in different educational settings and provide practical advice for both undergraduate and postgraduate students and early career researchers doing research in education.

The book discusses key philosophical issues such as understanding research paradigms, ethics and selecting appropriate methodologies but remains grounded in the practical experience of the researcher. It has comprehensive coverage of the whole research process from start to finish, is easy to navigate and helps develop key skills such as:

• Time management
• Creating good research questions and hypotheses
• Constructing the literature review
• Structuring a project
• Writing a proposal
• Managing data
• Analysing data
• Writing for specific audiences

Packed full of learning features and showcasing a wide range of voices and opinions this book is an ideal guide for anyone conducting research in education or educational studies.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: SAGE Publications
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. November 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781473944091
• Artikelnr.: 44237868

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1: The Purpose of Research: Why do we do it? - David Needham
Chapter 2: Making sense of Research Methodology - James Ma
Chapter 3: Ethical Issues Associated with Educational Research - Ioanna
Palaiologou
Chapter 4: Constructing the Hypotheses/Creating the Research Question(s) -
David Needham
Chapter 5: Managing the Project - Dave Needham and Lynda Pinnington-Wilson
Chapter 6: Writing the Proposal - Krishan Sood
Chapter 7: Constructing the Literature Section - Tina Byrom
Chapter 8: Selecting Appropriate Research Methods for an Educational
Context - Mark Connolly
Chapter 9: Collecting Qualitative Data - Kate Lin
Chapter 10: Analysing Qualitative Data - Trevor Male
Chapter 11: Collecting Quantitative Data - Trevor Male
Chapter 12: Analysing Quantitative Data - Ken Spencer
Chapter 13: Research Analysis and Discussion - Glynn Kirkham
Chapter 14: Writing and Reporting the Research - Gary Beauchamp