Educational research and inquiry : qualitative and quantitative approaches. edited by Dimitra Hartas

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Educational research and inquiry: key issues and debates -- 2. The epistemological context of quantitative and qualitative research -- 3. Qualitative research as a method of inquiry in education -- 4. Quantitative research as a method of inquiry in education -- 5. Research questions and research design -- 6. Doing a literature review -- 7. Ethical considerations and legal issues in educational research -- 8. Action research -- 9. Ethnographic encounters with children -- 10. Children's and young people's participation within educational and civic settings: a comparative case study approach to research -- 11. Researching classroom interaction and talk -- 12. Documentary research -- 13. The application of visual methodology in the exploration of the visual culture of schools -- 14. Interviewing as educational research method(s) -- 15. Experimental and quasi-experimental designs in educational research -- 16. Survey research in education -- 17. Evaluation research in education -- 18. Qualitative research analysis in education -- 19. Key concepts and assumptions in quantitative data analysis -- 20. Preparing and inputting data in SPSS15 -- 21. Exploring quantitative data -- 22. Between group differences: comparing two or more means -- 23. Correlation and regression -- 24. Exploratory factor analysis -- 25. Writing up and presenting research.

The contents of this book cover educational research and inquiry, the epistemological context of quantitative and qualitative research, qualitative research as a method of inquiry in education, researching classroom interaction and talk, documentary research, and much more.