If you are a trainee teacher or experienced practitioner new to research, or are simply wondering how to get started on your education research project, this practical book will be your guide. The authors offer simple steps to ensure that you ask the key questions in the most effective way possible. The book guides you through the entire research process: from clarifying the context and conceptual background, to presenting and analysing the evidence gathered. Supported by examples, checklists and diagrams, this fully revised and updated edition includes a wealth of information on: Research design Evidence gathering techniques Practitioner research Ethics Data analysis techniques. This book will be valuable to anyone newly embarking on a research or a professional or school development project, whatever stage they are at within the teaching community, from training for QTS, higher degree, or in need of evidence-backed decisions for the strategic development of their school. INDICE: PART ONE: THINK BEFORE YOU DOThe Place of Research Within the Classroom and SchoolAnalysing the Context in Order to Ask the Right QuestionsReviewing Existing Theories and FindingsPART TWO: GATHERING EVIDENCE: WHAT EVIDENCE, WHO FROM, AND HOW TO COLLECT ITModels of ResearchIdentifying SourcesDocumentation: Examining Existing EvidenceObserving: Individuals, Groups and EnvironmentsDirect Questioning: Surveys and QuestionnairesA Cyclical Model of Research: Action ResearchPART THREE: MAKING SENSE OF THE OUTCOMESCollating and Reporting Qualitative EvidenceCollating and Presenting Quantitative EvidenceQualitative Data AnalysisQuantitative Data AnalysisDrawing Conclusions and Making RecommendationsDeveloping Academic Skills
- ISBN: 978-1-4462-6676-2
- Editorial: SAGE Publications Ltd
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 264
- Fecha Publicación: 06/12/2013
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