Full Description
The #1 resource for carrying out educational researchIn order to carry out high-quality educational research, every aspect of the process needs careful consideration. This all-encompassing textbook gives a considered overview of principles that underpin research, key qualitative and quantitative methods for research design, data collection and analysis.New to the Second Edition:Includes new chapter on EthicsEnhanced coverage of qualitative researchThorough reworking's of chapters makes the new edition truly comprehensive
Contents
Chapter 1Chapter 2: The nature of educational research - Robert J. CoeChapter 3: Finding your theoretical position - Michael WaringChapter 4: Design of empirical research - Larry V. HedgesChapter 5: Planning your research - Laura Day AshleyChapter 6: Inference and interpretation in research - Robert J. CoeChapter 7: Research ethics - Martyn HammersleyPART III: RESEARCH DESIGNSChapter 8: Action research - Carol Munn-GiddingsChapter 9: Naturalistic research - Rob WalkerChapter 10: Ethnographic research - Ghazala BhattiChapter 11: Visual methodologies - Claudia MitchellChapter 12: Grounded theory - Michael WaringChapter 13: Case study research - Laura Day AshleyChapter 14: Secondary data - Emma SmithChapter 15: Longitudinal research - Anna VignolesChapter 16: Statistical and correlational techniques - Stephen GorardChapter 17: Impact evaluation - Steve HigginsChapter 18: Interventions: experiments - Peter TymmsChapter 19: Mixing methods in education research - Gert BiestaChapter 20: Systematic reviews - Carole Torgerson, Jill Hall, Kate Lewis-LightPART IV: DATA COLLECTION TOOLSChapter 21: In-depth interviews - Carolyn L. MearsChapter 22: Focus groups and group interviews - Anita GibbsChapter 23: Internet-based methods - Rhona Sharpe & Greg BenfieldChapter 24: Doing social media research - Eve StirlingChapter 25: Documentary methods - Gary McCullochChapter 26: Questionnaires - Peter TymmsChapter 27: Measurement and validity - Ronald K. HambletonPART V: ANALYSIS METHODSChapter 28: Using software in qualitative data analysis - Graham R. GibbsChapter 29: Statistical analysis tools - Paul ConnollyChapter 30: Discourse analysis - Elaine VaughanChapter 31: Media analysis - Michael AtkinsonChapter 32: Biographical research - Michael TedderChapter 33: Statistical hypothesis tests - Michael BorensteinChapter 34: Analysis of variance (ANOVA) - H. J. Keselman & Lisa LixChapter 35: Multiple linear regression - Stephen GorardChapter 36: Multilevel analysis - Michael Seltzer & Jordan RicklesChapter 37: Effect size - Robert J. CoeChapter 38: Meta-analysis - Larry V. Hedges
