Research Methods for Education - Couverture souple

Newby, Peter

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1405835745 ISBN 13 : 9781405835749

Editeur : Pearson Education Limited, 2009

Synopsis

Written with the novice educational researcher in mind, Research Methods in Education is designed to help students produce good quality, valid and valuable research.  The text is written in an engaging style and adopts a mixed-methods approach; guidance on analytical procedures that require more advanced tools such as SPSS and Minitab are also provided.  The book is packed with exercises, examples and comparative international material from other educational contexts, all of which help to introduce this complex subject in an easy to use format for people that are new to research and are not confident with numerical information.

Peter Newby's student-friendly text allows the researcher to confidently address the practical aspects of deciding on a research project, designing a questionnaire or presenting conclusions in the most convincing way.

"Of the many research books available this one stands out as it is clear, logically structured, explains sophisticated concepts in an accessible manner without oversimplifying them and has a format which students (at undergraduate and postgraduate) like. In addition the powerpoint slides that accompany the book provide an excellent basis for lectures and can be edited / adopted to personalise them. I anticipate using this book for quite some time on several courses."

Dr Pete Allison, Coordinator of Masters Research courses at The Moray House School of Education, The University of Edinburgh

A propos du livre

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

Research methods is a complex subject which many education students find frustrating. Philosophical approaches, quantitative methods and epistemology can all prove confusing and arcane for the novice educational researcher, whilst many students struggle with the practical aspects of deciding on a research project, designing a questionnaire or presenting conclusions in the most convincing way.

 

Research Methods for Education, therefore, takes the student by the hand and guides them through the subject in an engaging, witty and clear way. Packed with exercises, examples and comparative international material from other educational contexts, Peter Newby's book is the student-friendly text which demystifies the research process with clarity and verve.

 

Key features:

• Written for people who are new to research and not confident with numbers
• A mixed methods approach, which doesn’t simply prioritise quantitative or qualitative methods
• Rich supporting website with activities, multiple choice questions, data-sets, examples of good and bad research tools. This shows students how to progress their own research project and contains coaching and support to help students with mathematics
• Covers graphical and analytic procedures using Internet tools and spreadsheets
• Contains guidance on analytic procedures that require more advanced tools such as SPSS, Minitab
• Designed to help students produce good, valid and valuable research.
• Excellent coverage of availability of secondary data sources.
• Many excellent international examples and case studies specifically from education, which breaks away from a parochial focus on UK education system.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Pearson Education Limited
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1405835745
• ISBN 13: 9781405835749
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 706
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Buchpark GmbH; gpsr@buchpark.de; ; Krügerweg 1; Trebbin; Brandenburg; 14959; Allemagne