Getting Started in Your Educational Research

Download or read book Getting Started in Your Educational Research written by Clive Opie and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2019-04-08 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A one-stop shop for anyone undertaking educational research for the first time, this text focuses on the development and application of key skills necessary for successful research. Packed with useful exercises, checklists and case studies, this book will allow the reader to apply their skills across a range of essays, presentations and reports. Using digestible language to explain complex terminology and processes simply, the authors explore working with and presenting data and the software options available to students, including NVivo, SPSS and Excel. The text will help students to: Understand the language of educational research Frame their research questions and design their research Judge the quality of educational research Explore and justify research approaches and procedures (methods) Analyse and present their data