A Quick Guide to Research Methods for Dissertations in Education
eBook - ePub

A Quick Guide to Research Methods for Dissertations in Education

  1. 200 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

A Quick Guide to Research Methods for Dissertations in Education

About this book

Are you about to start your dissertation in education? Not sure what methods to use? Providing you with an invaluable starting point, this book gives practical information about a variety of research methods, including their pros and cons, things you need to consider before using each method and crucially, what they are not suitable for. It looks at the most commonly used methods as well as some you might not have come across before.
Each chapter features examples and activities, and will help you answer these questions:
- What can this method tell me?
- When might I use it?
- What ethical issues do I need to consider?
- What is the key terminology I need to know?
- How can I design a dissertation project with this method?
- How do I analyse my data?
- What is this method not suitable for? Written in uncomplicated language, it is a student-friendly resource to dip into, with links to further reading for more in-depth exploration of any particular method.

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Yes, you can access A Quick Guide to Research Methods for Dissertations in Education by Abigail Parrish, Ghazal Shaikh, Abigail Parrish,Ghazal Shaikh in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Education & Research in Education. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title Page
  3. Dedication Page
  4. Series Page
  5. Title Page
  6. Contents
  7. List of Figures
  8. List of Tables
  9. List of Boxes
  10. List of Contributors
  11. Introduction
  12. Part One Commonly Used Methods
  13. Part Two Further Qualitative Methods
  14. Part Three Further Quantitative Methods
  15. Conclusion: Where Next?
  16. Index
  17. Copyright Page