Research and Education : An Introduction to Methods, Approaches and Processes (Paperback, 2 ed)

Introduction

1. Approaches to educational research

Part I: Planning an education research project????????

2. Choosing a topic and writing a proposal?

3. Reviewing the literature

4. Sampling

5. Data analysis

6. Writing up your research project??

Part II: Research strategies????????

7. Surveys

8. Mixed-methods research

9. Case studies

10. Ethnography

11. Action research

12. Narrative inquiry

Part III: Methods of data collection??????

13. Questionnaires????????

14. Interviews and focus groups

15. Observations

16. Documents???

17. Creative and visual research methods????

Part IV: Theorising research??????

18. Using theories and concepts in educational research??

19. Evaluating methods

20. Ethical issues in educational research????

21. Research with children and vulnerable groups