Success with your Education Research Project [Paperback]

Research projects are carried out in schools and non-school settings by virtually all undergraduates in the areas of teacher training, Education Studies and other educational disciplines. This text, written for this specific target audience, makes clear references to these courses and contexts throughout. Hot topics such as using the net and plagiarism are covered with up-to-date information, while key content on literature searches, critical thinking and the development of argument provide clear guidance and ensure academic rigor. This new edition has been updated throughout to provide greater depth on many topics, FAQs and a glossary of key terms.Research projects are carried out in schools and non-school settings by virtually all undergraduates in the areas of teacher training, Education Studies and other educational disciplines. This text, written for this specific target audience, makes clear references to these courses and contexts throughout. Hot topics such as using the net and plagiarism are covered with up-to-date information, while key content on literature searches, critical thinking and the development of argument provide clear guidance and ensure academic rigor. This new edition has been updated throughout to provide greater depth on many topics, FAQs and a glossary of key terms.This text will be extremely useful for our year 2 Research Methods module in which students plan their project ideas for their final year dissertation. Each chapter takes them through the simple steps they need to consider for development of their initial project ideas through to writing it up and it is written and presented in a student friendly and easily understandable way. The specific focus towards education based projects rather than being a generic research methods/project type of text is very helpful for our Education programme.Helpful to a point...covers main research skills required but focus is schools not HE.An excellent book. A very accessible text for undergraduat