Research and Education

An Introduction to Methods, Approaches and Processes
2. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-1-032-94447-0
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 212 Seiten, Format (B × H): 175 mm x 250 mm, Gewicht: 557 g

Reihe: Foundations of Education Studies

This core text, now in its second edition, provides an easy-to-read, comprehensive introduction to educational research that will develop your understanding of research strategies, theories and methods, giving you the confidence and enthusiasm to discuss and write about your research effectively.

Specifically written for undergraduate education studies students, the book guides you through the process of planning a research project, the different research methods available and how to carry out your research and write it up successfully. Highlighting the theoretical and methodological debates and discussing important ethical and practical considerations, the book is structured to help you tackle all the different aspects of your project from writing your literature review, designing a questionnaire and analysing your data to the final writing up. This new edition is updated throughout with activities, case studies and further reading lists.

New chapters include:

- Mixed-methods research.

- Narrative inquiry.

- Creative and visual research methods.

- Extended chapter on research with children and vulnerable groups.

Part of the Foundations of Education Studies series, this timely new edition is essential reading for students undertaking a research methods course or a piece of educational research.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

Shields, Sam

Schartner, Alina

Curtis, Will

Murphy, Mark

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction

1. Approaches to educational research

Part I: Planning an education research project        

2. Choosing a topic and writing a proposal 

3. Reviewing the literature

4. Sampling

5. Data analysis

6. Writing up your research project  

Part II: Research strategies        

7. Surveys

8. Mixed-methods research

9. Case studies

10. Ethnography

11. Action research

12. Narrative inquiry

Part III: Methods of data collection      

13. Questionnaires        

14. Interviews and focus groups

15. Observations

16. Documents   

17. Creative and visual research methods    

Part IV: Theorising research      

18. Using theories and concepts in educational research  

19. Evaluating methods

20. Ethical issues in educational research    

21. Research with children and vulnerable groups

Über Autor(innen)

Sam Shields is Senior Lecturer in Education at Newcastle University, UK.

Alina Schartner is Senior Lecturer in Applied Linguistics at Newcastle University, UK.

Will Curtis is Professor and Deputy Pro-Vice Chancellor (Education, Quality and Standards) at the University of Warwick, UK.

Mark Murphy is Reader in Educational Leadership and Policy at the University of Glasgow, UK.