This thoroughly updated and extended eighth edition of the
long-running bestseller Research Methods in Education covers the whole
range of methods employed by educational research at all stages. Its
five main parts cover: the context of educational research; research
design; methodologies for educational research; methods of data
collection; and data analysis and reporting. It continues to be the
go-to text for students, academics and researchers who are
undertaking, understanding and using educational research, and has
been translated into several languages. It offers plentiful and rich
practical advice, underpinned by clear theoretical foundations,
research evidence and up-to-date references, and it raises key issues
and questions for researchers planning, conducting, reporting and
evaluating research. This edition contains new chapters on: Mixed
methods research The role of theory in educational research Ethics in
Internet research Research questions and hypotheses Internet surveys
Virtual worlds, social network software and netography in educational
research Using secondary data in educational research Statistical
significance, effect size and statistical power Beyond mixed methods:
using Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) to integrate cross-case
and within-case analyses. Research Methods in Education is essential
reading for both the professional researcher and anyone involved in
educational and social research. The book is supported by a wealth of
online materials, including PowerPoint slides, useful weblinks,
practice data sets, downloadable tables and figures from the book, and
a virtual, interactive, self-paced training programme in research
methods. These resources can be found at: www.routledge.com/cw/cohen.
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ISBN
9781315456515
Publisert
2017
Utgave
8. utgave
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Vendor
Routledge
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok