Success with your Education Research Project

This text will be extremely useful for our year 2 Research Methods module in which students plan their project ideas for their final year dissertation. Each chapter takes them through the simple steps they need to consider for development of their initial project ideas through to writing it up and it is written and presented in a student friendly and easily understandable way. The specific focus towards education based projects rather than being a generic research methods/project type of text is very helpful for our Education programme. -- Dr Julie Price * drupal *
Helpful to a point...covers main research skills required but focus is schools not HE. -- Dr Naomi Quinton * drupal *
An excellent book. A very accessible text for undergraduate students. -- Dr Pam Jones * drupal *
An excellent book. Students will benefit from the clear writing and practical tasks. -- Dr Pam Jones * drupal *
Excellent book. Written at the right level for both undergard final year dissertations and MEd dissertations. Complements Cohen Manion and Morrison. Clearly structured. -- Dr Richard Greenwood * drupal *
Very user-friendly; students not likely to be as daunted by this as some other guides to doing research projects.
Helpful examples.
List of ′things to avoid′ is useful.
Ethics advice is present, but a bit light-weight perhaps - but further advice can be found elsewhere.
Templates are particularly helpful.
Many students e.g. our secondary PGCE students, are likely to find this a practical and handy guide.
I will be asking our library to purchase several copies. -- Dr Sue Howarth * drupal *
Really useful, clearly written, recommended to library and students re 3 compulsory modules for all students -- Irena Andrews * drupal *
An excellent book for use with PGCE and final year students. Accessible and well laid out. -- Miss Alison Hardy * drupal *
Extremely relevant chapters that are helpful and supportive. Plenty of proformas for students to utilise. -- Miss Alyson Lewis * drupal *
A really great research text that explains ideas clearly. Covers ideas in depth. -- Miss Claire Morse * drupal *
Excellent book for undergraduate students. Easy to read and suitable for students undertaking their first research project. -- Miss Danielle Chavrimootoo * drupal *
Sharp′s book is current (2012) and informative, and is particularly useful in exploring the benefits and disadvantages of various research and data collection methodologies (such as observations, questionnaires, and interviews). This will help practitioners explore which methodologies (or combination of methodologies) are most suited to their individual education research projects.

I also found that Chapter 9 covered qualitative and quantitative data analysis in great detail, which particularly helped me critically evaluate my results and recognise flaws in my approach. -- Miss Leanne Humphries * drupal *
Students working in the Education sector will find the book provides useful guidance in planning and conducting projects. -- Miss Shirley Pickford * drupal *
Another very practical approach for undergraduate students in preparing for their educational research paper. It clearly outlines some very helpful ′worked examples′. It also explains how to analyse qualitative and quantitative data. It takes you through the process from forming a literature review to a conclusion.

I will be recommending this book to current & future cohorts. -- Mr Dave Morgan * drupal *
My course is a work focused learning online degree with students from a wide range of work contexts. Only a proportion of our students are working in school based education so I could not make this an essential book for the course. I have added it to our course reading list, it will be recommended for year 1 school based students and it is already on our Library list. The book is a good introductory level resource containing a well structured range of concise information some good worked examples that give a more practical insight into educational research and some useful further reading. -- Mr Ian Tindal * drupal *
This is a helpful and accessible book for a variety of courses, particularly for undergraduates new to research. It is also valuable for postgraduates, especially those whose undergraduate studies did not require research. -- Mr Jon Tibke * drupal *
This book provides good practical advice on the processes involved in conducting successful educational research. For the first-time researcher, it clarifies and focuses potential processes and outcomes in a clear, readable style and is also a very useful reference text for the more experienced investigator. -- Mr Keith Baty * drupal *
The 1st edition of this text was already very popular with our students and there is no reason to doubt that this revised second edition will be equally so. The main strengths of the text are the clarity of its organisation and the practical focus. -- Mr Keith Savage * drupal *
A useful guide to the key elements of educational research. -- Mr Neil Rutledge * drupal *
Really useful, with some pertinent research examples. -- Mr Steve Dixon * drupal *
Helpful for assignments. -- Mrs Alison Silby * drupal *
This is an extremely accessible book for Early Years undergraduate students. It gives them a first dip into the concepts they will need to develop at greater depth later in the course, but is invaluable at the introduction stage. It gives excellent advice at all the different stages of writing the Undergraduale Major Project. -- Mrs Chantale Darke * drupal *
Really good book with some interesting information and some useful ideas. Will definitely recommend it to students -- Mrs Dawn Hewitson * drupal *
This practical research text provides key advice for those engaged in research projects. The examples give an illustration of real life reasearch and the tasks provide further opportunity for reflection and engagement. -- Mrs Deborah Seward * drupal *
A good overview for students of hoiw to start research. This text is particularly useful for Foundation Degree students who have not done reserach yet but starting to as part of their course work. -- Mrs Eleonora Teszenyi * drupal *
Clearly presented with supportive reflective tasks thoroughout. Very useful for students embarking on their first educational research project. -- Mrs Gabrielle Morley * drupal *
This is a well written, clearly presented book which covers topics that students will want to know about. The advice and information is presented under clear sub headings with tasks and examples. -- Mrs Helen Hazelwood * drupal *
Recommened reading for all foundation degree students in early years.
Helpful hints and information on completing your research topic. -- Mrs Helen Middleton * drupal *
The Learninng Outcomes and Chapter Summary provide a useful guide. Text is clear and explicit. A good foundation guide for the new research-student. -- Mrs Irene Scott * drupal *
Useful guide for EY students moving onto Honours with research modules -- Mrs Jane Joyce * drupal *
A good introduction for those who are new to research with some good examples to support understanding of the actual theory in practice. Particularly useful chapter on Literature Reviews -- Mrs Janet Harvell * drupal *
A clearly written text which my students find easy to access and use. -- Mrs Jean Bourne * drupal *
Good back-up text for the research project. -- Mrs Jenny Hibbert * drupal *
a must for any learner for future research projects that they are wishing to undertake. lots of good clear points -- Mrs Karen Cooke * drupal *
This is a great introduction to Educational research that I will be promoting to Year 2 students who can begin to consider their research next year. -- Mrs Karen Griffiths * drupal *
Clear chapter learning outcomes and relevant activities for learners. Offers a step-by-step guide and good suggestions for primary data collection and recording. -- Mrs Karen Southern * drupal *
an update on the first edition which is clear and to the point. This is very popular with students on the degree programmes. -- Mrs Kathryn Charles * drupal *
This book provides straight forward advice to first time researchers on the undergraduate degree. It is clearly organised and allows students to access relevant information and useful advice as they develop their research projects. -- Mrs Marion Hobbs * drupal *
A super book which is well written and easy to understand and one which can be dipped in and out of. Well recommended for anyone embarking on a research project. -- Mrs Ruth Baxter * drupal *
Good general book for students to read before starting research project - reinforces general requirements and what to watch out for. -- Mrs Sarah Colyer * drupal *
This is a really easy to follow book that explains all of the main issues involved in creating a basic research project -- Mrs Suzanne Raynor * drupal *
Useful for less confident students as it is simple to read yet offers a wide range of issues for discussion. -- Mrs TAMSIN BOWERS-BROWN * drupal *
This book is written in a way that is easy to understand and has a logical flow. I like the practical tasks and summary of key points - ideal for class discussions.

A minor point - the font appears pale in comparison to other LM books and makes reading a little harder. However, the content is pitched well for our students. -- Ms Ann Gravells * drupal *
This is on our list of recommended reading for students undertaking their Dissertations -- Ms Charlotte Barrow * drupal *
This is very interesting book that will be very useful for students undertaking the BAEd courses. It is very readable and contains some valuable information. The section on plagiarism will also be useful for any students undertaking studies in Education. Excellent edition to the range of books from Learning Matters and Sage. -- Ms Su Illingworth * drupal *
Very useful for first time undergraduate researchers. -- Sue Horder * drupal *