Description
The book "Understanding Educational Research" delves into the connection between epistemology, methodology, and practice in educational research. It is divided into two sections, the first of which explores the foundations of research methods. The second section covers various approaches, such as feminist approaches, action research, ethnography, and biographical research. These topics are relevant to all members of the research community, including students pursuing research degrees or methodology courses.
This book explores educational research in terms of the relationship between epistemology, methodology and practice. Divided into two sections, the first examines the frameworks which underpin the methods educational researchers use. The second looks at a broad spectrum of approaches, including feminist approaches, action research, ethnography and biographical research. The issues covered are central to all within the research community including students undertaking research degrees or research methodology courses.