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Louis Cohen (Author), Lawrence Manion (Author), Keith Morrison (Author)
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  • Paperback: 784 pages
  • Publisher: Routledge; 7 edition (15 Mar 2011)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0415583365
  • ISBN-13: 978-0415583367
  • Product Dimensions: 24.2 x 18.8 x 3.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 8,381 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This rewritten, expanded and updated 7th edition of the long-running bestseller Research Methods in Education encompasses the whole range of methods currently employed by educational research at all stages. It offers plentiful and rich practical advice, underpinned by clear theoretical foundations, research evidence and up-to-date references.

Chapters new to this edition cover:

Causation, critical educational research, evaluation and the politics of research, including material on cross-cultural research, mixed methods and participatory research

Choosing and planning a research project, including material on sampling, research questions, literature reviews and ethical issues

Meta-analysis, research syntheses and systematic reviews

Virtual worlds and internet research

Using and analysing visual media and data in educational research

Organizing and presenting qualitative data, content analysis, coding and computer analysis, themes, narratives, conversations and discourses, grounded theory

Understanding and choosing statistical tests, descriptive and inferential statistics, multi-dimensional measurement and factor analysis

Research Methods in Education is essential reading for both the professional researcher and students of education at undergraduate and postgraduate level, who need to understand how to plan, conduct, analyse and use research.

The textbook is accompanied by a website: www.routledge.com/textbooks/cohen7e. PowerPoint slides for every chapter contain an outline of the chapter structure followed by a thorough summary of the key points, ideal for both lecturers and students.　 Within the book a variety of internet resources are referred to and these references have been included here, with links to the websites.　 A wide range of supplementary documents are available for many chapters, providing additional guidance and examples.　 They range from guidelines for the contents of a research proposal with a worked example, to screen-print manuals for using SPSS and QSR N6 NUD*IST (exportable to N-Vivo) plus data files.

About the Author

Louis Cohen is Emeritus Professor of Education at Loughborough University, UK. Lawrence Manion was former Principal Lecturer at Didsbury School of Education, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. Keith Morrison is Professor and Registrar at Macau University of Science and Technology, formerly at Durham University, UK.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Complete handbook 21 Aug 2011
Format:Paperback
This book is brilliant, well written and incredibly comprehensive. The authors manage to provide an incredible amount of information in the one package - it takes some reading! Each section is covered in detail with references and examples and is supported by the slides on the companion website (available without buying the book). These are tricky and complex concepts and the language can be challenging. However the authors manage to retain the sense that they're talking to and about real people and I'm actually enjoying reading the prose style. The fact that it's in the 7th edition testifies to how useful this book has been to countless researchers and students. You probably should get it if you're considering it.
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superb 18 Nov 2011
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Wonderful book which explores the fine details, nuances and ongoing debates of research. Most importantly perhaps it can be used in all disciplines not simply education. Exploration of qualitative research is especially strong. Easy to read and understand, not cheap but still highly recommended.
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This book written in a very organized style, has all the topics and interesting points for researchers in education.
Qualitative and quantitative research for social sciences are well explained and have helped me with my Phd. You can follow the summary of each chapter reading the useful power point presentations of the web site.
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