Table of Contents

Chapter 1: The Purpose of Research: Why do we do it? - David Needham
Chapter 2: Making sense of Research Methodology - James Ma
Chapter 3: Ethical Issues Associated with Educational Research - Ioanna Palaiologou
Chapter 4: Constructing the Hypotheses/Creating the Research Question(s) - David Needham
Chapter 5: Managing the Project - Dave Needham and Lynda Pinnington-Wilson
Chapter 6: Writing the Proposal - Krishan Sood
Chapter 7: Constructing the Literature Section - Tina Byrom
Chapter 8: Selecting Appropriate Research Methods for an Educational Context - Mark Connolly
Chapter 9: Collecting Qualitative Data - Kate Lin
Chapter 10: Analysing Qualitative Data - Trevor Male
Chapter 11: Collecting Quantitative Data - Trevor Male
Chapter 12: Analysing Quantitative Data - Ken Spencer
Chapter 13: Research Analysis and Discussion - Glynn Kirkham
Chapter 14: Writing and Reporting the Research - Gary Beauchamp

About the Author

Ioanna Palaiologou is an Associate Professor at the School of Education (Psychology in Education), University of Bristol. She is also a Chartered Psychologist with the British Psychological Society with specialism in child development and learning theories. Her research interests focus on ethics, child development, the role of digital technologies and implications on pedagogy. Trevor is an Associate Professor in the UCL Centre for Educational Leadership, Institute of Education where he is Head of Academic Programmes and Programme Leader for the MBA in Educational Leadership (International).  He has now worked in education for over 46 years, has Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) with the Department for Education and is also a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA) in England.  He has worked full-time for four universities since 1993 and in previous careers was an officer in a local education authority (1986-93) and a qualified schoolteacher (1973-86). In all employment he has held senior leadership positions.  He continues to be an active researcher and is engaged in several live projects, with many academic articles, conference papers and book chapters having been published recently.  His main area of expertise is in educational leadership, where he has three books: ‘Being an Effective Headteacher’, ‘Doing Research in Education: Theory and Practice’ and ‘Sustaining the Comprehensive Ideal’.   

Reviews

"Of direct value to both undergraduate and post graduate students, this text provides stimulating explanations of issues crucial to the production of robust research. It is written in an engaging manner incorporating a range of activities and case studies. Additional linkages are  established between research skills and key employability attributes."
*Timothy Palazon*

Written by a host of experienced researchers, this book gives everything you need for your research in education--design, ethics, literature reviews, quantitative and qualitative methods through to reporting and publication. And it will inspire you to get out and do it!
*Stephen Ward*

This is a well-illustrated book with examples of good practice that guides the thinking of students when beginning any kind of research in education. The key terminology is emphasised throughout the book in a simple way, thus giving a good basic understanding of research methods and its application to practice.
*Malini Mistry*