Quick Guide to Research Methods for Dissertations in Education

Abigail Parrish is Lecturer in Education at the University of Sheffield, UKGhazal Shaikh is Assistant Professor at the Institute of English Language and Literature at the University of Sindh, Pakistan.

• Introduction: How to Use this Book, Abigail Parrish (University of Sheffield, UK) and Ghazal Shaikh (University of Sindh, Pakistan)Part I: Commonly Used Methods1. Interviews, Ghazal Shaikh (University of Sindh, Pakistan)2. Focus groups, Elizabeth Bailey (University of Lincoln, UK)3. Questionnaires, Abigail Parrish (University of Sheffield, UK)4. Observations, Géraldine Bengsch (King's College London, UK)Part II: Further Qualitative Methods5. Document Analysis, Sheikha Al Sheyadi (Oman Tourism College, Oman)6. Discourse Analysis, Asadullah Lashari (University of Sindh, Pakistan)7. Ethnography, Ambreen Shahriar and Asadullah Lashari (University of Sindh, Pakistan)8. Netnography, Kevin McLaughlin (Bishop Grosseteste University, UK)9. Visual Data, Jayme Scally (University of Hawai’i at Manoa, USA)10. Think-aloud Protocols Hassan Syed (Sukkur IBA University, Pakistan)Part III: Further Quantitative Methods11. Reaction time Methods, Jelena O’Reilly (University of York, UK)12. Experimental Designs, Verónica García Castro (University of Costa Rica, Costa Rica)ReferencesIndex

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