A Beginner's Guide to Doing Your Education Research Project
Alexander Miesen, student, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
In this basic guide, step-by-step advice is presented in a clear way and chapters take the reader through the entire process, from planning and doing research, to writing it up. Each stage is covered, with detailed help on choosing a topic, drawing up research questions, doing the literature review, choosing and designing research methods, the ethics of doing research, analyzing data, and collating and presenting findings.
Features in the text include:
- explanations of key research terms
- activities (with answers)
- progress sheets
- case studies
This is an ideal text for undergraduate students undertaking their first ever research project, postgraduates pursuing Masters awards and teachers carrying out action research.
Thisbook has proved very popular with students across all the year groups. First years find it accessible toget started andthrid years hav used it extwnsively in their end of year projects.
An excellent introduction to initial research.Clearly written and very practical.
Lay-out is very user-friendly.
Key points in boxes are helpful.
The appendices are very helpful indeed - especially the glossary and the appendix containing a number of photocopiable templates - also available electronically.
Some of the activities (with answers supplied) could be used in learning and teaching sessions in preparation for students carrying out research.
Advantages/disadvantages of methods are clear-cut and should be helpful in both planning and discussing limitations of research projects carried out.
Ethical issues are considered,but are scattered throughout the text, so no one clear section on these.
A useful beginner's guide to research projects for students studying up to intermediate level and conducting small scale projects on early years practice and children's learning.
Easy to access text
Even where students are not undertaking full-scale research projects, this book will give insight to help them develop their own reflective, evidence-based practice.
A clear book that outlines the stages in your project, full of key tips, an excellent core book
Very clear text. Key points are helpful. Useful as a foundation for new research students. The project sheets provide good starting points and solutions to activities are included at the end of the book.
