Introduction to Research Methods in Education

by Keith F. Punch

Based on the popular"Introduction to Social Research Methods," this book offers a highly accessible, clear and engaging introduction to research in education, which has been carefully and extensively developed to fully meet the needs of those studying in education and related fields.Introduction to Research Methods in Education assumes no previous knowledge of the subject, and focuses on helping the reader develop a clear conceptual understanding of the nature of empirical research in education, and of how those ideas lead to, and underlie, the principal research techniques. Qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods approaches are covered, along with practical guidance on issues such as how to prepare a research proposal, write a literature review, and analyse different types of data.This book is an ideal introduction to researching in an educational context for students at both undergraduate and postgraduate level and will be a must-have for anyone studying on a research methods course or doing a research project for themselves.

Genres: Research

398 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 1, 2009

Reviews

[Sarah · Rating 2 out of 5]

Very longwinded and boring at times

[Maggie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Extremely helpful as a reference text.

[Elfrieda · Rating 4 out of 5]

A comprehensive educational research book.

[Veronica · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good introductory textbook, but sometimes it felt like the authors were trying to meet a word count (got pretty repetitive)

[Beth · Rating 5 out of 5]

A must-read for all education students - 5*

If you're doing education research and you haven't read this, where have you been?
This book is brilliant, especially in its 2nd edition. It's in-depth, focused and brilliant for ethics, which is what I needed it for.

It's great for data collection methods too but I'm over word count already so I avoided that section.
I've had it on reservation for AGES and just got it so you can see how good it is...