Research Methods in Education - Louis Cohen

This rewritten expanded and updated 7th edition of the long-running bestseller Research Methods in Education encompasses the whole range of methods currently employed by educational research at all stages. It offers plentiful and rich practical advice underpinned by clear theoretical foundations research evidence and up-to-date references. Chapters new to this edition cover: Causation critical educational research evaluation and the politics of research including material on cross-cultural research mixed methods and participatory research Choosing and planning a research project including material on sampling research questions literature reviews and ethical issues Meta-analysis research syntheses and systematic reviews Virtual worlds and internet research Using and analysing visual media and data in educational research Organizing and presenting qualitative data content analysis coding and computer analysis themes narratives conversations and discourses grounded theory Understanding and choosing statistical tests descriptive and inferential statistics multi-dimensional measurement and factor analysis Research Methods in Education is essential reading for both the professional researcher and students of education at undergraduate and postgraduate level who need to understand how to plan conduct analyse and use research. The textbook is accompanied by a website: www.routledge.com/textbooks/cohen7e. PowerPoint slides for every chapter contain an outline of the chapter structure followed by a thorough summary of the key points ideal for both lecturers and students. Within the book a variety of internet resources are referred to and these references have been included here with links to the websites. A wide range of supplementary documents are available for many chapters providing additional guidance and examples. They range from guidelines for the contents of a research proposal with a worked example to screen-print manuals for using SPSS and QSR N6 NUD*IST (exportable to N-Vivo) plus data files.

TITLE: Research Methods in Education

AUTHOR: Louis Cohen

SKU: 9780415583367

PUBLISHER: Taylor & Francis Ltd

DATE PUBLISHED: 15/03/2011

PLACE PUBLISHED: United Kingdom

PAGES: 762

BINDING: Paperback / softback

LANGUAGE: English

DIMENSIONS: 191 mm x 248 mm

WEIGHT: 1928 gr