Research Methods and Methodologies in Education

Neuausgabe 2012
ISBN: 978-0-85702-038-3
Verlag: SAGE PUBN

Buch, Englisch, 456 Seiten, Format (B × H): 193 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 930 g

'This work will be of immense value to those who are undertaking a significant post-graduate research study in Education. The array of impressive contributors writes in an accessible and clear manner, and brings the attention of the reader to both technical and conceptual terms. This book certainly will be an addition to my own reference library'

- Susan Groundwater-Smith, Faculty of Education and Social Work, University of Sydney

This straightforward and jargon-free book will provide students with the theoretical understandings, practical knowledge and skills they need to carry out independent research. The international contributors identify key research methodologies, data collection tools and analysis methods, and focus on the direct comparisons between them.
Each chapter sets out the strengths and weaknesses of a key research method by:

- identifying specific research designs

- presenting a series of relevant data collection tools

- highlighting which analytical methods which can be used.

The chapters cover the full range of methods and methodologies, including internet research, mixed methods research and the various modes of ethnographic research.

Additional online materials are also available including links to useful journal articles enabling further reading and exploration of each chapter.
This is a key book for M-level students and other postgraduates within Education and Educational Research Methods courses.

James Arthur is Head of School and Professor of Education and Civic Engagement at the University of Birmingham, UK. Michael J. Waring is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Sport, Exercise and Human Sciences at Loughborough University, UK. Robert Coe is Professor in the School of Education and Director of the Centre for Evaluation and Monitoring (CEM), Durham University, UK. Larry V. Hedges (PhD) is Board of Trustees Professor of Statistics and Social Policy, at the Institute for Policy Research, Northwestern University, US.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Arthur, James

Waring, Michael

Coe, Robert

Hedges, Larry V.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Bildungssystem Vergleichende und Empirische Bildungsforschung
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Forschung und Information Forschungsmethodik, Wissenschaftliche Ausstattung
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Empirische Sozialforschung, Statistik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PART ONE: INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH METHODS AND METHODOLOGIES IN EDUCATION
How This Book Can Help You - James Arthur
The Nature of Educational Research: Exploring the Different Understandings of Educational Research - Robert Coe
Finding Your Theoretical Position - Michael Waring
PART TWO: BASIC PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE IN CONDUCTING RESEARCH
Design of Empirical Research - Larry V. Hedges

Planning Your Research - Laura Day Ashley

Conducting Your Research - Robert J. Coe
Research Impact and Dissemination - Marilyn Leask

PART THREE: KEY METHODS
Dimension 1: Research Designs
Action Research - Carol Munn-Giddings

Naturalistic Research - Rob Walker

Ethnographic and Representational Styles - Ghazala Bhatti

Grounded Theory - Robert Thornberg

Visual Methodologies - Jenni Karlsson

Case Study Research - Laura Day-Ashley

Issues of Truth and Justice - Ian Davies and Andrew Peterson

Surveys and Longitudinal Research - Anna Vignoles

Statistical and Correlational Techniques - Stephen Gorard

Secondary Data - Emma Smith

Impact Evaluation - Steve Higgins

Interventions: Experiments - Peter Tymms

A Systematic Review - Mark Newman and Kelly Dickson

Mixed Methods - Gert Biesta

Philosophical Research - Richard Pring

Dimension 2: Data Collection Tools
Observation-Based Research - Michael V. Angrosino

In-Depth Interviews - Carolyn L. Mears

Techniques to Assist with Interviewing - Rosalind Hurworth

Focus Groups and Group Interviews - Anita Gibbs

Internet-Based Methods - Rhona Sharpe and Greg Benfield

Doing Blog Research - Axel Bruns and Jean Burgess

Documentary Methods - Gary McCulloch

Systematic Reviews - Carole Torgerson, Jill Hall and Kate Light
Questionnaires - Peter Tymms

Measurement and Validity - Ronald K. Hambleton

Dimension 3: Analysis Methods
Software and Qualitative Data Analysis - Graham R. Gibbs

Statistical Analysis Tools - Paul Connolly

Discourse Analysis - Elaine Vaughan

Media-Analysis - Michael Atkinson

Visual Methodologies and Social Change - Claudia Mitchell

Grounded Theory - Michael Waring

Ethnography as Epistemology - Judith L. Green, Audra Skukauskaite and W. Douglas Baker

Biographical Research Methods - Michael Tedder

Statistical Hypothesis Tests - Michael Borenstein

Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) - Harvey J. Keselman and Lisa Lix

Multiple Linear Regression - Stephen Gorard

Multilevel Analysis - Mike Seltzer and Jordan Rickles

Effect Size - Robert Coe

Meta-Analysis - Larry V. Hedges

Über Autor(innen)

Hedges, Larry V.
Larry V. Hedges is one of eight Board of Trustees Professors at Northwestern, the university’s most distinguished academic position. He holds appointments in statistics and data science, psychology, education and social policy, and medical social sciences. Previously, he was the Stella M. Rowley Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago. He received the Yidan Prize in Education Research in 2018 and the José Vasconcelos World Award of Education from the World Culture Council in 2023 He is an elected member of the National Academy of Education and is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Statistical Association, the American Psychological Association, the Association for Psychological Science, and the American Educational Research Association. He is also a member of the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, which established an annual endowed lecture in his honor. He was selected to give the inaugural Hedges Lecture in 2016. Hedges was nominated by President Barack Obama to the Board of Directors of the National Board for Education Sciences, was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in June 2012, and was elected Chair of the Board in 2016. Widely published, he has authored or co-authored 250 journal articles and 13 books including Coe, Waring, Hedges, & Day Ashley, Research Methods and Methodologies in Education, 3rd edition (2021, Sage London). He has also co-directed research training institutes on research design funded by the US Institute of Education Sciences, the National Institutes of Health, and the National Science Foundation for the last 20 years.

Waring, Michael
Dr Michael Waring, Griffith Institute for Educational Research, School of Education and Professional Studies, Griffith University, Australia. He sits on the executive of the Society for Educational Studies, and is on the editorial board of the British Journal of Educational Studies and Higher Education Pedagogies. His research interests focus on the development of inclusive participatory pedagogy, assessment feedback, research literacy and the use of learning technologies as part of distance and blended learning in higher education and initial teacher education contexts. Generally, and as part of the exploration of this personalised learning agenda, he is interested in the use and innovative development of qualitative research methodology.

Coe, Robert
Robert Coe, Director of Research and Development at Evidence Based Education, Senior Associate at the Education Endowment Foundation and Honorary Professor of Education at Durham University. His research interests focus on the application of research to supporting improvements in educational practice, drawing on experience as a university professor and high school teacher, with particular expertise in evaluation methodology and educational assessment.

Arthur, James
Professor James Arthur, Deputy Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Professor of Education and Civic Engagement, University of Birmingham. He is Director, Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues, an inter-disciplinary research centre focussing on character, virtues and values in the interest of human flourishing. He has written widely on the relationship between theory and practice in education, particularly the links between communitarianism, social virtues, citizenship, religion and education. He is Secretary to the Society for Educational Studies.