Research Methods in Education

This completely rewritten and updated fifth edition of the long-running bestseller, Research Methods in Education covers the whole range of methods currently employed by educational researchers.
It continues to be the standard text for students undertaking educational research whether at undergraduate or postgraduate level. This new edition constitutes the largest reshaping of the text to date and includes new material on:
• qualitative, naturalistic and ethnographic research methods;
• curricular and evaluative research;
• critical theory and educational research;
• feminist perspectives on research;
• research and policy-making;
• planning educational research;
• critical action research;
• statistical analysis;
• sampling reliability and validity;
• event-history analysis;
• meta-analysis and multi-level modelling;
• nominal group technique and Delphi techniques;
• case study planning;
• qualitative data analysis;
• questionnaire design and construction;
• focus groups;
• testing;
• test construction and item response theory;
• recent developments in educational research including Internet usage, simulations, fuzzy logic,
Geographical Information Systems, needs assessment and evidence-based education.