Lorna Hamilton is Senior Lecturer in the School of Education, University of Edinburgh, UK. John Ravenscroft is Professor in the School of Education, University of Edinburgh, UK.

• List of FiguresList of TablesNotes on ContributorsIntroduction, Lorna Hamilton and John Ravenscroft 1. Building a Research Design: Thinking about Knowledge and What It Means to Education Research, John Ravenscroft and Pete Allison Part I: Building Quantitative Research Designs 2. Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Surveys, Ellen Boeren 3. Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Research Design in Education, Katie Cebula Part II: Building Qualitative Research Designs 4. Qualitative Research Design: Principles, Choices and Strategies, Jane Brown 5. Theoretical Grounding in Case Study Research, Lorna Hamilton and Dimitra Tsakalou Part III: Building Mixed Methods Research Designs 6. Mixed Methods Research: Achieving a Robust Design, Fiona O’Hanlon 7. International and Comparative Research Design, Ellen Boeren Part IV: Other Possibilities of Shaping Research Design 8. Collaborative Ethnography: What Is It and How Can You Start Doing It?, Luke Eric Lassiter9. Participatory Action Research with Young People, Christina McMellon and Mary Mitchell10. Speculative Method as an Approach to Researching Emerging Educational Issues and Technologies, Jen Ross 11. Evaluating Technologies for Children’s Learning: The Challenges, and Steps to Address Them, Andrew Manches Conclusion ReferencesIndex

An excellent book, which begins by exploring issues of ontology, epistemology and the nature of knowledge, often either ignored or given very brief mention in research methods text books ... For researchers interested in wider philosophical issues, and who wish to develop creative educational research skills, this book offers a valuable contribution.