How to Do Your Research Project

Gary Thomas is an emeritus professor of education at the University of Birmingham. His teaching and research have focused on inclusion, special education, and research methodology in education, with a particular focus on case study. He has conducted research funded by the AHRC, the ESRC, the Nuffield Foundation, the Leverhulme Trust, the Department for Education, Barnardos, local authorities, and a range of other organisations. He has coedited the British Educational Research Journal and is currently an executive editor of Educational Review. He is author of many books, most recently Education: A Very Short Introduction published by Oxford University Press.

• 1 Your Introduction2 Project Management, Ethics and Getting Clearance3 The Literature Review, Part 1: Searching4 The Literature Review, Part 2: Developing a Narrative5 Methodology, Part 1: Deciding on an Approach6 Methodology, Part 2: Designing your Research7 Methodology, Part 3: The Design Frames8 Data Gathering9 How to Analyse and Discuss the Information you Gather10 Concluding and Writing Up