<p>Based on Keith Punch’s bestselling <strong>Introduction to Social Research Methods</strong>, this book introduces the research process in a range of educational contexts. In this updated second edition, you’ll find guidance on every stage of research, with chapters on developing research questions, doing a literature review, collecting data, analysing your findings and writing it all up. </p><p> </p><p>With a new chapter on ethics and additional coverage of Internet research and mixing methods, the second edition contains everything you’ll need if you’re studying on a research methods course or doing a research project for yourself.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Introduction to Research Methods in Education</strong> provides you with: </p><ul> <li>Balanced coverage of the range of methods employed by educational researchers</li> <li>Practical advice on collecting and analysing qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods data</li> <li>A range of examples from student projects to show how research is done in real-life educational settings</li> <li>A companion website with additional resources for lecturers and students.</li></ul><p><strong><br />Keith F Punch</strong> is Emeritus Professor in the Graduate School of Education at The University of Western Australia.<br /><strong>Alis Oancea</strong> is Associate Professor and Deputy Director of Research in the Department of Education at the University of Oxford.<br /><br /></p>