Educational Research and Inquiry

Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches

Häftad, Engelska, 2010

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A range of different features and companion website makes this book an excellent resource for research students in education embarking upon their PhD, EdD or MPhil. This comprehensive textbook encourages students to contextualise their understanding of quantitative and qualitative research methods by drawing links between the research question and its theoretical framework with the choice of the quantitative/qualitative methodology and analyses. It also encourages them to develop a theoretical appreciation of the field of inquiry and to balance the emphasis on methods with reviewing the literature and understanding the wider context of research. Each chapter contains user-friendly features designed to support the student, such as: key terms, summaries, case studies and examples. Exercises are suggested throughout the text, enabling students to look at easily accessible data sets and use prompts to formulate research questions to produce a mini study. Further reading material has been provided at the end of each chapter. A companion website supports the text, providing easy access to supporting material, including revision questions and an annotated list of useful websites.This text will be invaluable reading for research students in education embarking upon their PhD, EdD or MPhil. Research fellows and other educational researchers will also find this book a useful resource.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2010-06-03
Mått189 x 246 x undefined mm
Vikt904 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor480
FörlagContinuum Publishing Corporation
ISBN9781441178718

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Introduction; Part 1: Education Research and Inquiry Foundations; 1. Research in Education: Current issues and debates; 2. Educational Research and Inquiry; 3. Qualitative Research as a Method of Inquiry in Education; 4. Quantitative Research as a Method of Inquiry in Education; Part 2: Conceptualizing and Planning Research in Education; 5. Research Questions and Research Design; 6. Doing a Literature Review; 7. Ethical Considerations and Legal Issues in Educational Research; Part 3. Methodology and Research Designs in Education: Strategies of Inquiry; 8. Action Research; 9. Ethnographic Encounters with Children; 10. Children's and Young People's Participation within Educational and Civic Settings: A comparative case study; 11. Researching Classroom Interaction and Talk; 12. Documentary Research; 13. The Application of Visual Methodology in the Exploration of the Visual Culture of Schools; 14. Interviewing as Educational Research Methods; 15. Experimental and Quasi-experimental Designs in Educational Research; 16. Survey Research in Education; 17. Evaluation Research in Education; Part 4. Making Sense of Research in Education: Analyzing Data; 18. Qualitative Research Analysis in Education; 19. Key Concepts in Quantitative Research; Bibliography; Index.

'Educational Research and Inquiry is an excellent resource that explains, challenges and exemplifies. A key feature is that it helpfully weaves together research methodological and substantive aspects so for example the challenges of researching children are discussed in the context of such questions as ‘what is a child'? Quantitative methods are given considerable coverage, yet newer areas like visual methodologies are helpfully addressed.'Kathy Hall, Professor of Education and Head of Department, University College Cork, Ireland