Introduction to Educational Research

This text provides insights into understanding, conducting, interpreting and reporting educational research. Revised to reflect new techniques, this edition examines both qualitative and quantitative research paradigms and provides guidance on planning research proposals, designing research strategies and on the presentation of findings. Application exercises help students to apply chapter content and acquire research skills. It also provides published research articles that clarify the various types of educational research and provides new coverage of ethnographic, action and evaluation research.