Introduction to Research Methods in Education by Keith F Punch

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.

′[This book ] is well targeted, with the usual range of summaries, suggestions for further reading, study questions and exercises, and boxed examplesThe chapters on quantitative research design, data collection and analysis are particularly well pitched for novice researchers, and I can certainly see how these chapters could be used in a teaching and learning context, with students new to, or with little confidence of quantitative approaches′ -
British Journal of Sociology of Education

Keith F. Punch is a social research expert and was Winthrop Professor in the Graduate School of Education, the University of Western Australia, and is now Professor Emeritus in the University of Western Australia.

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ISBN 13	9781847870186
ISBN 10	184787018X
Title	Introduction to Research Methods in Education
Author	Keith F Punch
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Sage Publications Ltd
Year published	2009-03-19
Number of pages	398
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