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A one-stop shop for anyone undertaking educational research for the first time, this text focuses on the development and application of key skills necessary for successful research.
Packed with useful exercises, checklists and case studies, this book will allow the reader to apply their skills across a range of essays, presentations and reports. Using digestible language to explain complex terminology and processes simply, the authors explore working with and presenting data and the software options available to students, including NVivo, SPSS and Excel. The text will help students to:
• Understand the language of educational research
• Frame their research questions and design their research
• Judge the quality of educational research
• Explore and justify research approaches and procedures (methods)
• Analyse and present their data
Packed with useful exercises, checklists and case studies, this book will allow the reader to apply their skills across a range of essays, presentations and reports. Using digestible language to explain complex terminology and processes simply, the authors explore working with and presenting data and the software options available to students, including NVivo, SPSS and Excel. The text will help students to:
• Understand the language of educational research
• Frame their research questions and design their research
• Judge the quality of educational research
• Explore and justify research approaches and procedures (methods)
• Analyse and present their data
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Reviews
"An exceptional introduction to research for students in education and beyond. Written by authors with in-depth understandings of student needs and research realities, and accompanied by a great wealth of additional resources, this volume constitutes a major publishing achievement."
Christos Varvantakis
"This comprehensive guide to carrying out educational research will be invaluable for teachers, trainee teachers and Masters students. Each chapter guides you through the process of completing meaningful educational research, will support your own professional development and impact positively on the learners you work with."
David Owen
"A book of its own kind with a few highly valuable chapters that are usually not a part of Research Books. These chapters are a great contribution as a guide and a saviour for researchers from making most common mistakes."
Fizzi Sabir