Key issues for education researchers /

Key issues for education researchers /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Burton, Diana (Diana M.)
Imprint:	Los Angeles : SAGE, 2009.
Description:	ix, 178 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Education studies, key issues Education studies, key issues.
Subject:	Education -- Research -- Methodology. Education -- Research -- Methodology.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7779766

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Other authors / contributors:	Bartlett, Steve.
ISBN:	9781847873576 184787357X 9781847873583 (pbk.) 1847873588 (pbk.)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [169]-174) and index.
Summary:	This volume considers the significance of research in education. It introduces the student to various methodologies and enables them to conduct their own small scale research projects.

Table of Contents:

The Development of Education Research
Research paradigms and social perspectives
An ethical approach to research
Getting Started: beginning a research project
Accessing and using literature
Research strategies: case studies and experiments
Questionnaires
Interviews
Observation
Research biographies and logs
Use of existing documents
Writing up and final conclusions