
Educational Research
Creative Thinking and Doing
OUP Australia and New Zealand (Publisher)
2nd Edition
Published on 27. September 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-0-19-551831-3 (ISBN)
Description
For many teachers and teacher education students, research is initially, a daunting prospect. Educational Research: Creative Thinking and Doing, Second Edition, is an accessible and engaging text which introduces students to the broad field of educational research and demonstrates how to use research when thinking about issues arising from educational and social policy, as well as schools and classrooms, within organizational and institutional contexts.
Assuming no previous experience, the book covers the basic principles, reviewing imperatives and theoretical approaches, and explains how to tackle the necessary processes and procedures for conducting research and presenting the results. The new edition has been updated to highlight the contemporary focus on mixed methodology and collaborative research, and there is increased coverage of research in science and social science educational contexts to balance with its emphasis on helping arts and humanities teacher education students to use and to do research.
Assuming no previous experience, the book covers the basic principles, reviewing imperatives and theoretical approaches, and explains how to tackle the necessary processes and procedures for conducting research and presenting the results. The new edition has been updated to highlight the contemporary focus on mixed methodology and collaborative research, and there is increased coverage of research in science and social science educational contexts to balance with its emphasis on helping arts and humanities teacher education students to use and to do research.
More details
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Melbourne
Australia
Publishing group
Oxford University Press Australia
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
3rd or 4th year undergraduate teacher education students.
Edition type
Revised edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
1 illustration
Dimensions
Height: 251 mm
Width: 188 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
499 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-551831-3 (9780195518313)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
John O'Toole Honorary Professor, School of Education, Griffith University
David Beckett Associate Professor and Deputy Dean, Melbourne Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne
David Beckett Associate Professor and Deputy Dean, Melbourne Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne
Author
, Professor (now retired), Melbourne University
, Associate Professor, Melbourne University
Content
INTRODUCTION; PART A THINKING RESEARCH; POSTSCRIPT TO PART A: A WARNING; EPILOGUE TO PART A: THE AGONY COLUMN 1: GETTING STARTED; PART B: DOING RESEARCH; POSTSCRIPT TO PART B: A VALEDICTION; EPILOGUE TO PART B: THE AGONY COLUMN: GETTING IT DONE; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX