Research Methods in Education Books

New and Published Books

1. Contextualising Narrative Inquiry

   Developing methodological approaches for local contexts

   Edited by Sheila Trahar

   Narrative inquiry is growing in popularity as a research methodology in the social sciences, medicine and the humanities. In narrative inquiry, the transparency of interactions between researcher and research participants, together with rich, contextual descriptions, help to shape and structure...

   Published January 9th 2013 by Routledge
2. Qualitative Research

   The essential guide to theory and practice

   By Maggi Savin-Baden, Claire Howell Major

   Qualitative Research: The Essential Guide to Theory and Practice provides a one-stop resource for all those approaching qualitative research for the first time, as well as those revisiting core concepts and issues. It presents a comprehensive overview of this rapidly developing field of inquiry,...

   Published December 18th 2012 by Routledge
3. Research and Practice in Physical Education

   By Deborah Tannehill, Ann MacPhail, Ger Halbert, Frances Murphy

   Research findings in education can provide invaluable insight into how teaching practice can be improved, but research papers are often inaccessible and hard to digest. This innovative new text is designed to assist physical education students, pre-service teachers, practising teachers and teacher...

   Published December 17th 2012 by Routledge
4. Introductory Statistics

   A Conceptual Approach Using R

   By William B. Ware, John M. Ferron, Barbara M. Miller

   This comprehensive and uniquely organized text is aimed at undergraduate and graduate level statistics courses in education, psychology, and other social sciences. A conceptual approach, built around common issues and problems rather than statistical techniques, allows students to understand the...

   Published December 16th 2012 by Routledge
5. The Routledge International Handbook of Creative Learning

   Edited by Julian Sefton-Green, Pat Thomson, Ken Jones, Liora Bresler

   Series: Routledge International Handbooks of Education

   The concept of creative learning extends far beyond Arts-based learning or the development of individual creativity. It covers a range of processes and initiatives throughout the world that share common values, systems and practices aimed at making learning more creative. This applies at individual...

   Published December 16th 2012 by Routledge
6. The Role of Participants in Education Research

   Ethics, Epistemologies, and Methods

   Edited by Warren Midgley, Patrick Alan Danaher, Margaret Baguley

   Series: Routledge Research in Education

   This book explores different perspectives on the role, influence and importance of participants in education research. Drawing on a variety of philosophical, theoretical and methodological approaches, the book examines how researchers relate to and with their participants before, during, and after...

   Published December 10th 2012 by Routledge
7. Reviewing Qualitative Research in the Social Sciences

   Edited by Audrey A. Trainor, Elizabeth Graue

   Foundational characteristics of qualitative research include flexibility, variation in application, critique, and innovation all of which derive from its subjective roots in interpretivism and constructivism. While the scholars who design qualitative research projects envision these qualities as...

   Published December 7th 2012 by Routledge
8. Current Topics in the Theory and Application of Latent Variable Models

   Edited by Michael C. Edwards, Robert C. MacCallum

   This book presents recent developments in the theory and application of latent variable models (LVMs) by some of the most prominent researchers in the field. Topics covered involve a range of LVM frameworks including item response theory, structural equation modeling, factor analysis, and latent...

   Published December 5th 2012 by Routledge Academic
9. Writing Research Critically

   Developing the power to make a difference

   By John Schostak, Jill Schostak

   This is not a standard guide to writing a dissertation, thesis, project report, journal article or book. Rather, this book will help researchers who are dissatisfied with the typical recipe approaches to standardised forms of writing-up and want to explore how academic writing can be used to...

   Published November 25th 2012 by Routledge
10. Teaching and Learning from Within

    A Core Reflection Approach to Quality and Inspiration in Education

    Edited by Fred A. J. Korthagen, Younghee M. Kim, William L. Greene

    Teaching and Learning from Within brings together theory, research, and practice on core reflection, an approach that focuses on people’s strengths as the springboard for personal growth and serves every human being involved in education–including students, teachers, school principals, and...

    Published November 1st 2012 by Routledge