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Informationen zum Autor Tehmina N Basit is Professor of Education and Director of the Institute for Education Policy Research at the University of Staffordshire, UK Zusammenfassung Presenting a logical, step-by-step approach to educational research, this handbook is suitable for students embarking on a research project for the first time. It guides the reader step-by-step through the whole research process, from getting started and gathering data, to making sense of the data. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Passionate enquiries Part 1: Getting Started 1. Research Paradigms and Approaches: Choosing models and traditions 2. Designing the Project: Preparing the groundwork 3. Issues in Research: Moral, authentic and trustworthy investigations Part 2: Gathering Data 4. Questionnaires: The strength of numbers 5. Interviews: The beauty of verbal interaction 6. Observation: The charm of gathering data in situ 7. Documents: Exploiting records of social phenomena Part 3: Making Sense of Data 8. Quantitative Data Analysis: Seeking breadth and generalisability 9. Qualitative Data Analysis: Achieving depth and richness 10. Writing Up: The potency of written argument References Index
List of contents
Introduction: Passionate enquiries
Part 1: Getting Started
1. Research Paradigms and Approaches: Choosing models and traditions
2. Designing the Project: Preparing the groundwork
3. Issues in Research: Moral, authentic and trustworthy investigations
Part 2: Gathering Data
4. Questionnaires: The strength of numbers
5. Interviews: The beauty of verbal interaction
6. Observation: The charm of gathering data in situ
7. Documents: Exploiting records of social phenomena
Part 3: Making Sense of Data
8. Quantitative Data Analysis: Seeking breadth and generalisability
9. Qualitative Data Analysis: Achieving depth and richness
10. Writing Up: The potency of written argument
References
Index
About the author
Tehmina N Basit is Professor of Education and Director of the Institute for Education Policy
Research at the University of Staffordshire, UK
