Table of Contents

Introduction. Approaches to Educational Research Part 1: Planning an Education Research Project Choosing a Topic and Writing a Proposal. Reviewing the Literature. Sampling. Data Analysis. Writing Up Part 2: Research Strategies Surveys. Experiments. Case Studies. Ethnography. Action Research Part 3: Methods of Data Collection Questionnaires. Interviews. Focus Group Interviews. Observations. Documents. Using the Internet Part 4: Theorising Research Using Theories and Concepts in Research. Evaluating Methods. The Position of the Researcher. Ethical Issues in Educational Research. Educational Research with Children and Young People.

About the Author

Will Curtis is Director of part time and 2+2 programmes in the Centre for Lifelong Learning at the University of Warwick, UK.

Mark Murphy is Reader in Education and Public Policy at the University of Glasgow, UK.

Sam Shields is Lecturer in Education at the University of Hull, UK.