Learning to Research and Researching to Learn
Learning to Research and Researching to Learn
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GBPBeing an educator involves continual reflection on practice to improve student learning and engagement. Learning to Research and Researching to Learn is an essential introduction to developing research skills and conducting practitioner research in the field of education. Learning to Research and Researching to Learn covers all aspects of educational research, from how to conduct and engage with research, to how to collect, organise and analyse data. Using real-world examples and practitioner findings, the text encourages student and practitioner engagement through discussion questions and case studies relevant to educators in early childhood, primary and secondary contexts. Written by authors with extensive experience as both teachers and researchers, Learning to Research and Researching to Learn is an invaluable resource for educators in all stages of their professional careers.
- Highly comprehensive and reader-friendly
- Provides readers a practical introduction to research in educational contexts and presents the process in a simple, step-by-step manner
- Features case studies and examples from real-world research projects conducted by practitioners in both primary and secondary contexts
Product details
April 2020Paperback
9781108729079
236 pages
249 × 176 × 15 mm
0.4kg
25 b/w illus. 20 tables
Available
Table of Contents
- 1. Introduction to education research and practitioner research: what is it and why do it?
- 2. The decision to research: what is involved?
- 3. Conducting practitioner research in school contexts: considerations, practicalities and ethics
- 4. Engaging with research: reading and critiquing literature
- 5. Approaches to study design: from research question to planning the research process
- 6. Data collection instruments: designing and administering
- 7. Organising and analysing data
- 8. Synthesis and discussion of findings
- 9. Disseminating practitioner research
- 10. Challenges, opportunities and outcomes of practitioner research
- 11. Professionalism
