Research Methods in Education.
- Hoboken : Taylor & Francis, 2007.
- xi, 638 pages Illustrstions
Include bibliography referencing and index
Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Boxes; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part One: The context of educational research; 1 The nature of inquiry -- Setting the field; Part Two: Planning educational research; 2 The ethics of educational and social research; 3 Planning educational research; 4 Sampling; 5 Sensitive educational research; 6 Validity and reliability; Part Three: Styles of educational research; 7 Naturalistic and ethnographic research; 8 Historical and documentary research; 9 Surveys, longitudinal, cross-sectional and trend studies.
This fully updated sixth edition of the international bestseller Research Methods in Education covers the whole range of methods currently employed by educational research at all stages. It is divided into five main parts: the context of educational research; planning educational research; styles of educational research; strategies for data collection and researching; and data analysis. The book also contains references to a comprehensive dedicated website of accompanying materials. The sixth edition includes new material on:.:.; complexity theory, ethics, sampling and sensitive educational re.