Doing Educational Research

Nine contributions from Opie (education, Manchester Metropolitan U.) and other British academics introduce Masters students to the basics of conducting educational research. Sample topics include selecting methodologies, designing questionnaires, presenting data, understanding ethical considerations, and using data analysis software. The fundamentals of academic writing are also discussed. The final chapter contains alphabetically arranged entries providing detailed definitions of various terms used in quantitative analysis. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR