Educational research : contemporary issues and practical approaches / Jerry Wellington.
By: Wellington, J. J. (Jerry J.) [author]
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BookPublisher: London ; New York : Continuum, 2000Description: x, 214 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0826449719 (paperback).Subject(s): Education -- ResearchDDC classification: 370.72 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Barcode | |
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| General lending | MTU Cork School of Music Library Lending | 370.72 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 00208504 |
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Anyone embarking on a research project in education is likely to asked (and be asked) the following questions:What is educational research? What are the exisiting approaches? What research has already been done? How should research be conducted? How should it be presented? What is the value of such research?In this no-nonsense, practical and accessible guide, Jerry Wellington provides clear and constructive answers to these questions, complete with detailed advice on interviewing, case studies, surveys, documentary research, the Delphi method and the use of focus groups.
Includes references and index.
Part 1: Issues and approaches. An introduction to educational research -- Approaches to research in education -- Research literature -- The researcher's role and responsibility -- Part 2: Methods and their limits -- Interviewing -- Case studies -- Survey research -- Documentary research -- Two other methods -- Part 3: Analysing and presenting -- Dealing with qualitative data -- Writing -- What's the use of educational research?