Doing Your Education Research Project
- Neil Burton - University of Leicester, UK
- Mark Brundrett - Liverpool John Moores University, UK
- Marion Jones - Liverpool John Moores University, UK
Supported by examples, checklists and diagrams, this fully revised and updated edition includes a wealth of information on:
- Research design
- Evidence gathering techniques
- Practitioner research
- Ethics
- Data analysis techniques.
This book will be valuable to anyone begining a research or a professional or a professional or school development project, whatever stage they are at within the teaching community, from training for QTS, higher degree, or in need of evidence-backed decisions for the strategic development of their school.
'Key strengths of this text are its clearly structured layout, and accessible style. The introductory chapter effectively updates this book, locating it firmly in the current complex and changing environment.
Written specifically for the practitioner-researcher, the book makes clear and explicit links between the practices of teaching, and the practices of education research. Short case studies throughout are realistic in their message, and will be instantly recognisable to teachers at a range of stages in their careers.
It’s good to see a user-friendly approach to quantitative data analysis for non-mathematicians; something that’s not often found in a book of this nature.'
This is a really good introduction to educational research. Its main strength, in my opinion, is that it emphasises the 'so what' question and places everything in a practical, intuitive context. (The academic and professional background of the authors is of clear help!)
A valuable resource that will help many students regard their dissertations as a lot more than jumping through an administrative hoop. Great for undergraduate and MA students.
Provided an excellent guide for student in dissertation year this year and so will adopt for future cohorts
This is a concise, well-structure introduction to empirical research for people whose first priority in their job does NOT lie in surveying and analyzing. The book takes teachers and teacher-students 'by the hand' and guides from the early stages of their education research project to the more sophisticated questions of quantitative data analyses. Chapters are neither too long nor too short and can be skimmed easily as there are well-structuring headings and boxes. Order of the chapters is such that a complete novice in the field will find support and will be quite advance when finishing reading (even t-tests, most common correlations are addressed). The book gives a founded overview over qualitative and quantitative approaches to empirical research. It does not, however, render superfluous more detailed and deeper text books on the issues (then again, it doesn't claim to do so). Bearing in mind that empirical research in education contexts is not necessarily at everybody's hearts and for more than just a few will remain a dire necessity, this book provides welcome help and certain support.
Provides a helpful overview of methods to complete an educational research project. The case studies, worked examples and templates are particularly helpful to facilitate research design.
great for supporting the masters project
Useful book for 3 year undergraduate early years students
Really useful in providing an accessible guide to approaching Education research- good for those starting education reasearch at post graduate level along side their teaching practice.
Not as usual as other books that have been issued.
This is a good supplementary publication for those starting educational research.
