by Diana Burton (Author), Diana M Burton (Editor), Diana M Burton (Editor), Steve Bartlett (Editor)
Doing a small-scale research project is a compulsory element of an Education Studies degree. This book will guide and support students through their research, offering practical advice on designing, planning and completing the research , collecting and analysing data and on writing up. It outlines the philosophical approaches underpinning research together with the key concepts and current debates in education research. Chapters cover: research paradigms; ethical approaches to research; research methods including interviewing, questionnaires, observation and experiments; research diaries and personal biography; and, writing up your research. Each chapter of this title includes points for reflection, encouraging students to explore different perceptions on the whole research project. Tasks in each chapter take readers through the process of designing and justifying their own research project. Essential reading for education studies students, it will also be very suitable for those doing masters courses in education, students on initial teacher training programmes and of interest to others, such as classroom assistants, studying education on foundation degrees.
Format: Illustrated
Pages: 192
Edition: 1
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
Published: 20 May 2009
ISBN 10: 1847873588
ISBN 13: 9781847873583
'Burton and Bartlett comfortably, and with style, map out the how to s of research, while at the same time presenting a book rich in the what it means , discussing with ease the philosophical and epistemological underpinnings of educational research....As leader of an MA Education programme, I will most certainly be putting it on my Required Reading list - ESCalate
'Of the growing number of introductions and guides to research, there are few which have both the breadth and depth of this book; the reader readily develops a critical geography of a very wide field whilst at the same time digging deep into the vital issues which irradiate educational policies and research practices. Of the two books I would urge researchers to buy, this is one...' - Professor Peter Clough, Liverpool Hope University