Research Methods in Education

Author: Louis Cohen, Lawrence Manion, Keith Morrison

Edition: 8th Edition

Publisher: Routledge

Publication Date: November 3, 2017

ISBN-10: 1138209880

ISBN-13: 978-1138209886

This thoroughly updated and extended eighth edition of the long-running bestseller Research Methods in Education covers the whole range of methods employed by educational research at all stages. It continues to be the go-to text for students, academics, and researchers who are undertaking, understanding, and using educational research. Offering plentiful and rich practical advice, the book is underpinned by clear theoretical foundations, research evidence, and up-to-date references, raising key issues and questions for researchers planning, conducting, reporting, and evaluating research.

The content is organized into five main parts:

• The context of educational research
• Research design
• Methodologies for educational research
• Methods of data collection
• Data analysis and reporting

This edition has been expanded to include new chapters and contemporary topics, such as:

• Mixed methods research
• The role of theory in educational research
• Ethics in Internet research
• The formulation of research questions and hypotheses

Translated into several languages, this comprehensive volume provides the essential tools for navigating the complexities of modern educational inquiry.