Download or read book Key Issues for Education Researchers written by Diana Burton and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2009-06-04 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Doing a small-scale research project is a compulsory element of an Education Studies degree. This book will guide and support students through their research, offering practical advice on designing, planning and completing the research and on writing it up. It outlines the philosophical approaches underpinning research, and talks through techniques in both quantitative and qualitative methods, how to design research instruments, and the collecting and analyzing of data.