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Introduction to research methods in education / Keith F Punch, Alis Oancea.

By: Punch, Keith [author.].
Contributor(s): Oancea, Alis [author.].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage Publications, 2014Copyright date: ©2014Edition: 2nd edition.Description: xx, 421 pages : 23 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781446260746 (paperback); 9781446260739.Subject(s): Education -- Research -- Methodology -- TextbooksDDC classification: 370.72
Contents:
Introduction -- Theory and method in education research -- The contexts for education research -- Ethics in educational research -- Research questions -- From research questions to data -- Literature searching and reviewing -- Qualitive research design -- Collecting quantitative data -- Quantitative research design -- Collecting quantitative data -- The analysis of quantitative data -- Mixed methods research -- Research writing.
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Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
General Lending MTU Crawford College of Art and Design Library Lending 370.72 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 In transit from MTU Crawford College of Art and Design Library to MTU Bishopstown Library since 12/01/2023 00162444 1
Total holds: 1

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Based on Keith Punch's bestselling Introduction to Social Research Methods, this book introduces the research process in a range of educational contexts. In this updated second edition, you'll find guidance on every stage of research, with chapters on developing research questions, doing a literature review, collecting data, analysing your findings and writing it all up.

With a new chapter on ethics and additional coverage of Internet research and mixing methods, the second edition contains everything you'll need if you're studying on a research methods course or doing a research project for yourself.

Introduction to Research Methods in Education provides you with:

Balanced coverage of the range of methods employed by educational researchers Practical advice on collecting and analysing qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods data A range of examples from student projects to show how research is done in real-life educational settings A companion website with additional resources for lecturers and students.

Keith F Punch is Emeritus Professor in the Graduate School of Education at The University of Western Australia. Alis Oancea is Professor of Philosophy of Education and Research Policy, as well as Director of Research at the University of Oxford, Department of Education.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Theory and method in education research -- The contexts for education research -- Ethics in educational research -- Research questions -- From research questions to data -- Literature searching and reviewing -- Qualitive research design -- Collecting quantitative data -- Quantitative research design -- Collecting quantitative data -- The analysis of quantitative data -- Mixed methods research -- Research writing.

CIT Module EDUC 9029 - Core reading.

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