{"product_id":"a-guide-to-practitioner-research-in-education-9781849201858","title":"A Guide to Practitioner Research in Education","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is a guide to research methods for practitioner research. Written in friendly and accessible language, it includes numerous practical examples based on the authors′ own experiences in the field, to support readers.  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe authors provide information and guidance on developing research skills such as gathering and analysing information and data, reporting findings and research design. They offer critical perspectives to help users reflect on research approaches and to scrutinise key issues in devising research questions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book is for undergraduate and postgraduate students, teachers and practitioners in practitioner research development and leadership programmes.   \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe team of authors are all within the School of Education at the University\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eof Glasgow and have significant experience of working with practitioner\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eresearchers in education.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book, with its focus on practitioner research in education, will certainly be of value to practitioner researchers who find the more generic books on social science research methods not tackling the specific challenges they face in sufficient detail. -- Paul Davies * Educational Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART ONE: WHAT IS RESEARCH AND WHY DO IT? What Is Research? Why Do Practitioner Research? PART TWO: WHAT DO WE WANT TO KNOW? What Is a Research Question? Getting It Right!  Values and the Ethical Dimensions of Practitioner Research   PART THREE: WHAT DO WE KNOW ALREADY AND WHERE DO WE FIND IT? What Do We Know Already?  How Do I Do a Literature Review? PART FOUR: HOW WILL WE FIND OUT? Questionnaires and Questionnaire Design   Interviews  Using Focus Groups   Observation Other Methods  PART FIVE: WHAT DOES IT MEAN? Quantitative Data Analysis Qualitative Data Analysis PART SIX: HOW WILL WE TELL EVERYONE? How Do I Write up My Research?","brand":"Sage Publications Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48742278070615,"sku":"9781849201858","price":42.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781849201858.jpg?v=1791379065","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-guide-to-practitioner-research-in-education-9781849201858","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}