With an impressive team of contributors, this book discusses the reality of conducting research in different educational settings and provides practical advice for both undergraduate and postgraduate students doing research in education.

Chapter 1: The Purpose of Research: Why do we do it? - David Needham
Chapter 2: Making sense of Research Methodology - James Ma
Chapter 3: Ethical Issues Associated with Educational Research - Ioanna Palaiologou
Chapter 4: Constructing the Hypotheses/Creating the Research Question(s) - David Needham
Chapter 5: Managing the Project - Dave Needham and Lynda Pinnington-Wilson
Chapter 6: Writing the Proposal - Krishan Sood
Chapter 7: Constructing the Literature Section - Tina Byrom
Chapter 8: Selecting Appropriate Research Methods for an Educational Context - Mark Connolly
Chapter 9: Collecting Qualitative Data - Kate Lin
Chapter 10: Analysing Qualitative Data - Trevor Male
Chapter 11: Collecting Quantitative Data - Trevor Male
Chapter 12: Analysing Quantitative Data - Ken Spencer
Chapter 13: Research Analysis and Discussion - Glynn Kirkham
Chapter 14: Writing and Reporting the Research - Gary Beauchamp