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Education has continued to grow in stature and significance as an academic discipline. In addition to world renowned research studies the growth of education has been seen in the methodology and methods underpinning its research. The BERA/SAGE Handbook of Educational Research provides a cutting edge account of the research and methodology that is creating new understandings for education research, policy and practice. Over two volumes, the handbook addresses educational research in six essential components: Section 1: Understanding Research Section 2: Planning Research Section 3: Approaches to Research Section 4: Acquiring Data Section 5: Analysing Data Section 6: Reporting, Disseminating and Evaluating Research Featuring contributions from more than 50 of the biggest names in the international field, The BERA/SAGE Handbook of Educational Research represents a very significant contribution to the development of education.
An Introduction to the Importance of Research Design
An Introduction to the Importance of Research Design
What is research design?
Research design refers here to the structure and organisation of a research project. In particular it refers to the deployment of the cases (participants) involved in any study, the ways in which those cases can be allocated to subgroups for comparison, the timing and sequence of data collection episodes, and any interventions of interest to the researcher that could affect the research outcomes (de Vaus 2001; Shadish, Cook and Campbell, 2002; Gorard, 2013). The design must be appropriate for the research question(s) to be addressed, and will then make analysis easier, the results safer, and the conclusions drawn from the ...
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