Doing research in education / a beginner's guide Declan Fahie and Shane D. Bergin (editors)

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9781910820810

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300.72 FAH

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Standard Loan	Moylish Library Main Collection	300.72 FAH (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Checked out	11/04/2024	39002100609735

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A practical guidebook for people learning to conduct research in education.

Doing Research in Education offers practical advice and guidance for those learning to conduct educational research. It addresses each step of the research process, including choosing what to research, formulating a research question, and deciding on a suitable research methodology. and writing a thesis. The contributors address a range of research methodologies, with chapters that outline the suitability and applicability of each methodology and offer concrete suggestions for its use. Further chapters are dedicated to navigating the relevant research literature, ethics, researching vulnerable groups, the use of technology, and connecting research to teaching practice.

Includes index

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

Acknowledgements (viii)
Preface (ix)
List of Contributors (xvii)
1 Where to Begin: Choosing and Refining Your Research Question (1)
2 Ethical Research: The Foundation of Good Practice (13)
3 Doing a Literature Review (30)
4 Quantitative Research Methods (45)
5 Using Qualitative Research Methods in Education Research (64)
6 Researching Children and Other 'Vulnerable' Groups (82)
7 Historical Research in Education (95)
8 The 'Method' of Philosophy? Thinking, Reading, and Writing (111)
9 Using Technology in Your Research Project (128)
10 Taighde tri Ghaeilge (Doing Your Research through Irish) (144)
11 Practitioner Research (164)
Index (177)

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Dr Declan Fahie is Director of School Placement at the School of Education, University College Dublin where he lectures in Sociology of Education. He researches workplace bullying, toxic leadership, queer issues in education, and qualitative research methodologies.

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