Research methods and methodologies in education

Coe, Robert and Others

Research methods and methodologies in education - 2nd edition. - London : SAGE Publications Ltd, 2017. ©2017 - xxvii, 372 pages : illustrations, charts ;

Previous edition: edited by James Arthur [and others] 2012.

Introduction / Robert J. Coe --
The nature of educational research / Robert J. Coe --
Finding your theoretical position / Michael Waring --
Design of empirical research / Larry V. Hedges --
Planning your research / Laura Day Ashley --
Inference and interpretation in research / Robert J. Coe --
Research ethics / Martyn Hammersley --
Action research / Carol Munn-Giddings --
Naturalistic research / Rob Walker --
Ethnographic research / Ghazala Bhatti --
Visual methodologies / Claudia Mitchell --
Grounded theory / Michael Waring --
Case study research / Laura Day Ashley --
Secondary data / Emma Smith --
Longitudinal research / Anna Vignoles --
Statistical and correlational techniques / Stephen Gorard --
Impact evaluation / Steve Higgins --
Interventions: experiments / Peter Tymms --
Mixing methods in education research / Gert Biesta --Systematic reviews / Carole Torgerson, Jill Hall, Kate Lewis-Light --
In-depth interviews / Carolyn L. Mears --
Focus groups and group interviews / Anita Gibbs --
Internet-based methods / Rhona Sharpe & Greg Benfield --
Doing social media research / Eve Stirling --
Documentary methods / Gary McCulloch --
Questionnaires / Peter Tymms --
Measurement and validity / Ronald K. Hambleton --
Using software in qualitative data analysis / Graham R. Gibbs --
Statistical analysis tools / Paul Connolly --
Discourse analysis / Elaine Vaughan --
Media analysis / Michael Atkinson --Biographical research / Michael Tedder --
Statistical hypothesis tests / Michael Borenstein --
Analysis of variance (ANOVA) / H.J. Keselman & Lisa Lix --
Multiple linear regression / Stephen Gorard --
Multilevel analysis / Michael Seltzer & Jordan Rickles --
Effect size / Robert J. Coe --
Meta-analysis / Larry V. Hedges --
Index.

Using a variety of methodological approaches and research techniques in education, this book sets out to provide students with the theoretical understandings, practical knowledge and skills which they need to carry out independent research.

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