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Research Methods for Education takes a refreshing approach to research methods from an author who clearly understands the pitfalls students encounter in the selection, justification and application of methods to their projects. Practical but with a strong theoretical base, it ensures that students are well informed about the research choices they are making.
List of contents
Part 1: The Context for Your Research 1. Research: A Messy Business 2. Understanding the Research Process 3. Putting your Research Design Together
Part 2: The Process of Data Collection 4. Data: Assembling the Research Toolkit 5. Using Literature in Research 6. Getting the Right Information 7. Cracking the Reseach Question 8. Asking Questions 9. Talking, Listening and Watching: Other Approaches to Data Collection
Part 3: The Process of Data Analysis 10. Extracting the Information from Statistical Data 11. Extracting the Information from Qualitative Data Sets 12. Extracting Information from Quantitative Data 13. Using Statistics to Say Something Significant 14. Putting it all Together Appendix 1: Calculating Sample Size Appendix 2: Calculating Critical Values for the Kolmogorov-Smirnov Test
About the author
Peter Newby headed up educational development at Middlesex University for ten years. After this he set up an education research and development centre where the focus of the work was the exploration of learning processes and frameworks that could deliver prosperity and greater social equality to communities. Peter is now Emeritus Professor of Higher Education at Middlesex University.
Summary
Research Methods for Education takes a refreshing approach to research methods from an author who clearly understands the pitfalls students encounter in the selection, justification and application of methods to their projects. Practical but with a strong theoretical base, it ensures that students are well informed about the research choices they are making.
