- Blurb -

Based on Keith Punch's bestselling Introduction to Social Research Methods, this book introduces the research process in a range of educational contexts. In this updated second edition, you'll find guidance on every stage of research, with chapters on developing research questions, doing a literature review, collecting data, analysing your findings and writing it all up. With a new chapter on ethics and additional coverage of Internet research and mixing methods, the second edition contains everything you'll need if you're studying on a research methods course or doing a research project for yourself. Introduction to Research Methods in Education provides you with: balanced coverage of the range of methods employed by educational researchers; practical advice on collecting and analysing qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods data; a range of examples from student projects to show how research is done in real-life educational settings; and a companion website with additional resources for lecturers and students.