Introduction to Research Methods in Education

by Keith F. Punch, Alis E. Oancea

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

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. 

Genres: Research

448 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 1, 2009

Reviews

[Sarah · Rating 2 out of 5]

Very longwinded and boring at times

[Maggie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Extremely helpful as a reference text.

[Elfrieda · Rating 4 out of 5]

A comprehensive educational research book.

[Veronica · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good introductory textbook, but sometimes it felt like the authors were trying to meet a word count (got pretty repetitive)

[Beth · Rating 5 out of 5]

A must-read for all education students - 5*

If you're doing education research and you haven't read this, where have you been?
This book is brilliant, especially in its 2nd edition. It's in-depth, focused and brilliant for ethics, which is what I needed it for.

It's great for data collection methods too but I'm over word count already so I avoided that section.
I've had it on reservation for AGES and just got it so you can see how good it is...