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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.
Access, Sites and Settings
Access, Sites and Settings
This chapter identifies some of the main sources of data on education outcomes and experiences and the shared and unique challenges in gaining access to each. Traditionally, education researchers have collected their own data to answer their specific research questions (primary data), but increasingly researchers are relying on data collected or compiled by others (secondary data). Both approaches have advantages and disadvantages and gaining access to both types of data can be one of the biggest challenges researchers face.
Access refers to a process that includes identifying the source or best source of data and the steps needed to obtain data from the source. The best source is not always clear. For ...
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