TY - BOOK AU - Egmert, Joy TI - Foundations of education research: understanding theoretical components SN - 9781138321038 AV - LB 1028 .E33 2020 PY - 2020/// CY - New York, NY PB - Routledge KW - EDUCATION RESEARCH N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. Machine generated contents note: 1.Foundations of Research: Conceptual Framework -- 2.Influences on the Research and the Researchers: Episte-what? -- 3.Research Paradigms -- 4.Research and Theory: Just a Hunch or Something More? -- 5.Theoretical Frameworks: You Can't Have a How Without a Why -- 6.Research Methodologies and Methods: Ingredients for Research Success -- 7.Myths and Misconceptions About Research N2 - The theoretical components of research are some of the most complicated and challenging aspects for new researchers to understand. While relevant methodologies are routinely covered by textbooks, the theory behind the practice can remain unnecessarily opaque. In six concise chapters Foundations of Education Research defines, discusses, and provides applications for the central components of research in order to provide researchers with a common ground from which to work ER -