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Are you struggling with your dissertation? Have you started too late and now you’re panicking? Help is here! Your Dissertation in Education is a straight-forward, plain English guide to doing and writing your project. It will take you from start to finish, with practical and friendly advice on every page. This second edition includes: - A new Foundations section with the concepts and tools you need to get started - An expanded guide to methodology and writing about methods - A new chapter on mixed methods An essential companion on your dissertation journey, this book is ideal for students across education, including teacher training, early childhood and education studies. Scott Buckler is Principal Lecturer in the School of Education at Newman University (Birmingham). Nicholas Walliman is Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Design, Technology and the Environment at Oxford Brookes University.
Why are reliability and validity so important?
Why are reliability and validity so important?
By the end of this chapter you will be able to answer the following:
- What problems can occur in research?
- What is validity?
- How can I ensure validity?
- What are spurious correlations?
- What is reliability in quantitative research?
- What is reliability in qualitative research?
- How can I ensure that my research is reliable?
- What is triangulation?
- What are the different types of triangulation?
- What should I do now?
What problems can occur in research?
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This advertising slogan for a famous brand of cat food was deemed spurious by the Advertising Standards Authority and was subsequently replaced with ‘Eight out of ten cat owners who expressed a preference said that their cats preferred ...
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