Susan Wallace is Professor of Continuing Education at Nottingham Trent University. She previously taught for ten years in Further Education and has worked in a local authority advisory role for post-16 education. She is the author of a number of books, including Teaching, Tutoring and Training in the Lifelong Learning Sector and Managing Behaviour in the Lifelong Learning Sector.

• Why Do It? How Doing Research Can Support Teaching and LearningResearch Ethics and How We Apply Them in Further Education and TrainingChoosing and Planning Your Research ProjectLooking in the Mirror: Action Research as Reflective PracticeGetting on the Case: Case Studies and Insider ResearchQuestions and Answers: Questionnaires and Focus GroupsWatching and Listening: Observations and InterviewsPaper Chase: Exploring Policies and Other Documents What Does It All Mean? Analyzing Your FindingsSharing Your Findings: Writing up a Project or Making a PresentationPutting It All Together and Writing Your Research AssignmentIndex

A very useful text book for those who are new to research, but also helpful for those already in the sector and research active.