Research Methods in Education

Manion, Lawrence, Cohen, Louis

ISBN 10: 0856649171 / ISBN 13: 9780856649172

Published by Croom Helm, Limited, 1980

About this Item

Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Research Methods in Education
• Publisher: Croom Helm, Limited
• Publication Date: 1980
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0856649171
• ISBN 13: 9780856649172
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 2 pounds

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Synopsis

The 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 researches. It provides both the theory that underpins research methodology and very detailed and practical guidelines for conducting educational research at all stages. It continues to be the standard text for students undertaking educational research whether at undergraduate of postgraduate level. This fifth edition constitutes the most extensive reshaping of the text to date and new material New chapters on curriculum research, planning research, needs analysis, observational methods and test construction planning research Expanded discussion of action research, questionnaire design, ethnographic research, interview techniques, document analysis, ethical issues and group analysis/group techniques New developments in technology such as telephone and electronic surveys, video and audio recording, use of photographic data and the use of the internet as a research facility. Research Methods in Education, fifth edition, is essential reading for both the professional researcher and the user of research. Louis Cohen is Emeritus Professor of Education at Loughborough University. Lawrence Manion is former Principal Lecturer in Music at Didsbury School of education, Manchester Metroplitan University. Keith Morrison is Professor of education at the Inter-University Institute of Macau and formerly Senior Lecturer in Education at the University of Durham.

About the Author

Louis Cohen is Emeritus Professor of Education at Loughborough University, UK. Lawrence Manion was former Principal Lecturer at Didsbury School of Education, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. Keith Morrison is Professor and Registrar at Macau University of Science and Technology, formerly at Durham University, UK.