Michelle Lowe (UK Staffordshire University)

Beginning Research

A Guide for Foundation Degree Students

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This is a practical toolkit that will enable you to plan, conduct and follow up your research . It contains information on the range of methods available to researchers, and introduces some of the key concepts associated with education research.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge / Taylor & Francis
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: RU09810
• Seitenzahl: 172
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Oktober 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 247mm x 174mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 546g
• ISBN-13: 9780415409810
• ISBN-10: 0415409810
• Artikelnr.: 20890807

Autorenporträt

Michelle Lowe is Senior Lecturer at the Institute for Education Policy Research at Staffordshire University, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction: What is Research and Why Should We Do It? 2. Ethical Issues in Research 3. Your Personal Research: Framing Your Research 4. Before Research: Using the Literature and Other Sources 5. Looking at Research: Questionnaires 6. Doing Research: A Practical Guide to Questionnaire Design 7. Looking at Research: Observations 8. Doing Research: Managing Observations 9. Looking at Research: Interviews 10. Doing Research: Successful Interviewing 11. Analysing Research 12. Presenting Research Findings: Putting it all Together

Rezensionen

'In Beginning Research the author has succeeded in her mission to provide a practical resource which demystifies the research process and puts the tools of research firmly in the hands of the practitioner. Highly recommended.' - Early Years Update

'An extremely useful and practical book for foundation degree students. Highly recommended.' - Dr Les Garner, University of Greenwich, UK