Research methods and methodologies in education /
Research methods & methodologies in education
edited by James Arthur ... [et al.].
- Los Angeles : SAGE, 2012.
- xxxiv, 417 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : how this book can help you / The nature of educational research - exploring the different understandings of educational research / Finding your theoretical position / Design of empirical research / Planning your research / Conducting your research / Research impact and dissemination / Action research / Naturalistic research / Ethnographic and representational styles / Grounded theory / Visual methodologies / Case study research / Issues of truth and justice / Surveys and longitudinal research / Statistical and correlational techniques / Secondary data / Impact evaluation / Interventions : experiments / A systematic review / Mixed methods / Philosophical research / Observation-based research / In-depth interviews / Techniques to assist with interviewing / Focus groups and group interviews / Internet-based methods / Doing blog research / Documentary methods / Systematic reviews / Questionnaires / Measurement and validity / Software and qualitative data analysis / Statistical analysis tools / Discourse analysis / Media analysis / Visual methodologies and social change / Grounded theory / Ethnography as epistemology / Biographical research methods / Statistical hypothesis tests / Analysis of variance (ANOVA) / Multiple linear regression / Multilevel analysis / Effect size / Meta-analysis / James Arthur -- Robert J. Coe -- Michael Waring -- Larry V. Hedges -- Laura Day Ashley -- Robert J. Coe -- Marilyn Leask -- Carol Munn-Giddings -- Rob Walker -- Ghazala Bhatti -- Robert Thornberg -- Jenni Karlsson -- Laura Day Ashley -- Ian Davies and Andrew Peterson -- Anna Vignoles -- Stephen Gorard -- Emma Smith -- Steve Higgins -- Peter Tymms -- Mark Newman and Kelly Dickson -- Gert Biesta -- Richard Pring -- Michael V. Angrosino -- Carolyn L. Mears -- Rosalind Hurworth -- Anita Gibbs -- Rhona Sharpe and Greg Benfield -- Axel Bruns and Jean Burgess -- Gary McCulloch -- Carole Torgerson, Jill Hall and Kate Light -- Peter Tymms -- Ronald K. Hambleton -- Graham R. Gibbs -- Paul Connolly -- Elaine Vaughan -- Michael Atkinson -- Claudia Mitchell -- Michael Waring -- Judith L. Green, Audra Skukauskaite and W. Douglas Baker -- Michael Tedder -- Michael Borenstein -- H.J. Keselman and Lisa Lix -- Stephen Gorard -- Michael Seltzer and Jordan Rickles -- Robert J. Coe -- Larry V. Hedges. Part I: Introduction to research methods and methodologies in education -- 1. 2. 3. Part II: Basic principles and practice in conducting research -- 4. 5. 6. 7. Part III: Key methods -- Dimension 1: Research designs -- 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. Dimension 2: Data collection tools -- 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. Dimension 3: Analysis methods -- 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46.
"This straightforward and jargon-free book will provide students with the theoretical understandings, practical knowledge and skills they need to carry out independent research. The international contributors identify key research methodologies, data collection tools and analysis methods and focus on the direct comparisons between them. Each chapter sets out the strengths and weaknesses of a key research method by: identifying specific research designs; presenting a series of relevant data collection tools; highlighting which analytical methods can be used. The chapters cover the full range of methods and methodologies, including internet research, mixed methods, and ethnographic research. Additional online materials are also available including links to useful journal articles. This is a key book for M-level students and other postgraduates within Education and Educational Research Methods courses."--Cover p. [4].