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Preface to the eighth edition |
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PART 1 The context of educational research |
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1 The nature of enquiry: setting the field |
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3 | (28) |
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1.2 The search for understanding |
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3 | (2) |
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1.3 Conceptions of social reality |
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5 | (3) |
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8 | (2) |
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10 | (1) |
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1.6 The assumptions and nature of science |
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10 | (2) |
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12 | (1) |
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1.8 The scientific method |
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13 | (1) |
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1.9 Criticisms of positivism and the scientific method |
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14 | (2) |
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16 | (1) |
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1.11 Alternatives to positivistic and post-positivist social science: naturalistic and interpretive approaches |
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17 | (2) |
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1.12 A question of terminology: the normative and interpretive paradigms |
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19 | (1) |
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1.13 Phenomenology, ethnomethodology, symbolic interactionism and constructionism |
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20 | (3) |
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1.14 Criticisms of the naturalistic and interpretive approaches |
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23 | (1) |
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1.15 Postmodernism and post-structuralist perspectives |
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24 | (1) |
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1.16 Subjectivity and objectivity in educational research |
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25 | (2) |
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1.17 The paradigm of complexity theory |
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27 | (2) |
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29 | (2) |
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31 | (20) |
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31 | (1) |
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2.2 What is mixed methods research? |
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32 | (1) |
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2.3 Why use mixed methods research? |
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33 | (1) |
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2.4 The foundations of mixed methods research |
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34 | (4) |
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2.5 Working with mixed methods approaches |
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38 | (10) |
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2.6 Stages in mixed methods research |
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48 | (1) |
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48 | (3) |
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3 Critical educational research |
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51 | (17) |
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3.1 Critical theory and critical educational research |
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51 | (3) |
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3.2 Criticisms of approaches from critical theory |
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54 | (1) |
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3.3 Participatory research and critical theory |
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55 | (3) |
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58 | (5) |
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3.5 A note on post-colonial theory and queer theory |
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63 | (1) |
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3.6 Value-neutrality in educational research |
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63 | (2) |
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3.7 A summary of three major paradigms |
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65 | (3) |
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4 Theory in educational research |
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68 | (11) |
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68 | (3) |
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71 | (1) |
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4.3 What makes a theory interesting? |
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71 | (1) |
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72 | (4) |
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4.5 Where does theory come from? |
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76 | (1) |
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4.6 Questions about theory for researchers |
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77 | (1) |
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77 | (2) |
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5 Evaluation and research |
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79 | (8) |
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5.1 Similarities and differences between research and evaluation |
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79 | (3) |
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5.2 Evaluation research and policy making |
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82 | (1) |
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5.3 Research, evaluation, politics and policy making |
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83 | (4) |
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6 The search for causation |
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87 | (22) |
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87 | (1) |
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6.2 Causes and conditions |
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87 | (1) |
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6.3 Causal inference and probabilistic causation |
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88 | (4) |
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6.4 Causation, explanation, prediction and correlation |
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92 | (2) |
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6.5 Causal over-determination |
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94 | (1) |
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6.6 The timing and scope of the cause and the effect |
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95 | (1) |
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6.7 Causal direction, directness and indirectness |
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96 | (1) |
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6.8 Establishing causation |
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96 | (2) |
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6.9 The role of action narratives in causation |
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98 | (1) |
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6.10 Researching causes and effects |
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99 | (2) |
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6.11 Researching the effects of causes |
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101 | (2) |
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6.12 Researching the causes of effects |
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103 | (4) |
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107 | (2) |
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109 | (176) |
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7 The ethics of educational and social research |
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111 | (33) |
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111 | (1) |
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7.2 Ethical principles and the nature of ethics in educational research |
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112 | (2) |
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114 | (1) |
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7.4 Regulatory contexts of ethics |
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115 | (5) |
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7.5 Choice of research topic and research design |
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120 | (2) |
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122 | (5) |
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7.7 Non-maleficence, beneficence and human dignity |
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127 | (1) |
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128 | (1) |
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129 | (1) |
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130 | (1) |
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7.11 Against privacy, confidentiality and anonymity |
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130 | (2) |
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132 | (2) |
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7.13 Gaining access and acceptance into the research setting |
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134 | (2) |
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136 | (1) |
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137 | (1) |
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7.16 Ethics in data analysis |
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137 | (2) |
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7.17 Ethics in reporting and dissemination |
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139 | (2) |
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7.18 Responsibilities to sponsors, authors and the research community |
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141 | (1) |
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141 | (3) |
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8 Ethics in Internet research |
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144 | (9) |
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8.1 What is Internet research? |
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144 | (1) |
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8.2 What are key ethical issues in Internet research? |
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144 | (1) |
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145 | (1) |
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8.4 Public and private matters |
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146 | (2) |
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8.5 Confidentiality and anonymity |
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148 | (1) |
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8.6 Ethical codes for Internet research |
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149 | (3) |
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152 | (1) |
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9 Choosing a research project |
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153 | (12) |
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153 | (1) |
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9.2 What gives rise to the research project? |
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153 | (3) |
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9.3 The importance of the research |
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156 | (1) |
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9.4 The purposes of the research |
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157 | (1) |
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9.5 Ensuring that the research can be conducted |
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158 | (2) |
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9.6 Considering research questions |
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160 | (1) |
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9.7 The literature search and review |
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161 | (1) |
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9.8 Summary of key issues in choosing a research topic or project |
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162 | (3) |
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165 | (8) |
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10.1 Why have research questions? |
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165 | (1) |
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10.2 Where do research questions come from? |
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165 | (1) |
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10.3 What kinds of research question are there? |
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166 | (1) |
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10.4 Devising your research question(s) |
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167 | (2) |
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10.5 Making your research question answerable |
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169 | (3) |
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10.6 How many research questions should I have? |
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172 | (1) |
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172 | (1) |
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11 Research design and planning |
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173 | (29) |
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173 | (1) |
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11.2 Approaching research planning |
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174 | (1) |
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11.3 Research design and methodology |
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175 | (2) |
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11.4 From design to operational planning |
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177 | (1) |
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11.5 A framework for planning research |
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177 | (4) |
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11.6 Conducting and reporting a literature review |
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181 | (2) |
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11.7 Searching for literature on the Internet |
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183 | (2) |
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11.8 How to operationalize research questions |
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185 | (1) |
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11.9 Distinguishing methods from methodologies |
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186 | (1) |
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186 | (1) |
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11.11 Presenting and reporting the results |
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186 | (2) |
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11.12 A planning matrix for research |
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188 | (6) |
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11.13 Managing the planning of research |
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194 | (2) |
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196 | (5) |
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11.15 Ensuring quality in the planning of research |
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201 | (1) |
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202 | (26) |
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202 | (1) |
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203 | (6) |
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209 | (2) |
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12.4 Statistical power and sample size |
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211 | (1) |
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12.5 The representativeness of the sample |
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212 | (1) |
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12.6 The access to the sample |
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213 | (1) |
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12.7 The sampling strategy to be used |
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214 | (1) |
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214 | (3) |
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12.9 Non-probability samples |
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217 | (6) |
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12.10 Sampling in qualitative research |
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223 | (1) |
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12.11 Sampling in mixed methods research |
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224 | (1) |
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12.12 Planning a sampling strategy |
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225 | (1) |
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226 | (2) |
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13 Sensitive educational research |
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228 | (17) |
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228 | (1) |
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13.2 What is sensitive research? |
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228 | (2) |
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230 | (3) |
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13.4 Ethical issues in sensitive research |
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233 | (3) |
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13.5 Effects of sensitive research on the researcher |
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236 | (1) |
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13.6 Researching powerful people |
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237 | (3) |
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13.7 Researching powerless and vulnerable people |
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240 | (2) |
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242 | (1) |
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243 | (2) |
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14 Validity and reliability |
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245 | (40) |
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245 | (1) |
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14.2 Validity in quantitative research |
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246 | (1) |
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14.3 Validity in qualitative research |
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247 | (3) |
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14.4 Validity in mixed methods research |
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250 | (2) |
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252 | (13) |
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265 | (2) |
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267 | (1) |
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268 | (1) |
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14.9 Reliability in quantitative research |
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268 | (2) |
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14.10 Reliability in qualitative research |
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270 | (1) |
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14.11 Validity and reliability in interviews |
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271 | (5) |
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14.12 Validity and reliability in experiments |
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276 | (1) |
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14.13 Validity and reliability in questionnaires |
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277 | (1) |
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14.14 Validity and reliability in observations |
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278 | (1) |
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14.15 Validity and reliability in tests |
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279 | (4) |
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14.16 Validity and reliability in life histories |
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283 | (1) |
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14.17 Validity and reliability in case studies |
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284 | (1) |
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PART 3 Methodologies for educational research |
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285 | (184) |
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15 Qualitative, naturalistic and ethnographic research |
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287 | (36) |
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15.1 Foundations of qualitative, naturalistic and ethnographic inquiry |
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288 | (4) |
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15.2 Naturalistic research |
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292 | (1) |
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15.3 Ethnographic research |
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292 | (2) |
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15.4 Critical ethnography |
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294 | (3) |
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297 | (2) |
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299 | (1) |
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15.7 Phenomenological research |
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300 | (1) |
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15.8 Planning qualitative, naturalistic and ethnographic research |
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301 | (1) |
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302 | (1) |
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15.10 Doing qualitative research |
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303 | (17) |
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15.11 Some challenges in qualitative, ethnographic and naturalistic approaches |
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320 | (3) |
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16 Historical and documentary research |
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323 | (11) |
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323 | (1) |
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16.2 Some preliminary considerations: theory and method |
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323 | (2) |
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16.3 The requirements and process of documentary analysis |
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325 | (1) |
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16.4 Some problems surrounding the use of documentary sources |
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325 | (1) |
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16.5 The voice of the past: whose account counts? |
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326 | (2) |
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16.6 A worked example: a biographical approach to the history of education |
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328 | (4) |
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332 | (2) |
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17 Surveys, longitudinal, cross-sectional and trend studies |
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334 | (27) |
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334 | (1) |
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334 | (1) |
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17.3 Advantages of surveys |
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334 | (2) |
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17.4 Some preliminary considerations |
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336 | (1) |
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17.5 Planning and designing a survey |
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337 | (3) |
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340 | (1) |
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17.7 Low response, non-response and missing data |
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341 | (4) |
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345 | (2) |
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17.9 Longitudinal and cross-sectional surveys |
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347 | (2) |
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17.10 Strengths and weaknesses of longitudinal, cohort and cross-sectional studies |
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349 | (3) |
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17.11 Postal, interview and telephone surveys |
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352 | (5) |
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17.12 Comparing methods of data collection in surveys |
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357 | (4) |
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361 | (14) |
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361 | (1) |
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18.2 Advantages of Internet surveys |
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361 | (1) |
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18.3 Disadvantages of Internet surveys |
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362 | (1) |
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18.4 Constructing Internet-based surveys |
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363 | (4) |
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18.5 Ethical issues in Internet-based surveys |
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367 | (5) |
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18.6 Sampling in Internet-based surveys |
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372 | (1) |
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18.7 Improving response rates in Internet surveys |
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372 | (2) |
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18.8 Technological advances |
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374 | (1) |
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375 | (16) |
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19.1 What is a case study? |
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375 | (2) |
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377 | (1) |
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19.3 Advantages and disadvantages of case study |
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378 | (2) |
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19.4 Generalization in case study |
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380 | (1) |
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19.5 Reliability and validity in case studies |
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381 | (1) |
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19.6 Planning a case study |
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382 | (2) |
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19.7 Case study design and methodology |
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384 | (2) |
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19.8 Sampling in case studies |
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386 | (1) |
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19.9 Data in case studies |
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387 | (1) |
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19.10 Writing up a case study |
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388 | (1) |
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19.11 What makes a good case study researcher? |
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389 | (1) |
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390 | (1) |
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391 | (36) |
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391 | (1) |
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20.2 Randomized controlled trials |
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391 | (10) |
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20.3 Designs in educational experiments |
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401 | (1) |
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20.4 True experimental designs |
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402 | (4) |
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20.5 Quasi-experimental designs |
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406 | (2) |
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20.6 Single-case ABAB design |
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408 | (1) |
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20.7 Procedures in conducting experimental research |
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409 | (2) |
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20.8 Threats to internal and external validity in experiments |
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411 | (1) |
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20.9 The timing of the pre-test and the post-test |
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412 | (1) |
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20.10 The design experiment |
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413 | (2) |
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20.11 Internet-based experiments |
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415 | (3) |
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20.12 Ex post facto research |
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418 | (7) |
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425 | (2) |
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21 Meta-analysis, systematic reviews and research syntheses |
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427 | (13) |
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427 | (1) |
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428 | (2) |
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430 | (1) |
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21.4 Methodologically inclusive research syntheses |
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431 | (8) |
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439 | (1) |
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440 | (17) |
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440 | (1) |
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22.2 Defining action research |
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441 | (2) |
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22.3 Principles and characteristics of action research |
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443 | (1) |
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22.4 Participatory action research |
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444 | (1) |
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22.5 Action research as critical praxis |
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445 | (3) |
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22.6 Action research and complexity theory |
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448 | (1) |
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22.7 Procedures for action research |
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448 | (4) |
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22.8 Reporting action research |
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452 | (1) |
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22.9 Reflexivity in action research |
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453 | (1) |
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22.10 Ethical issues in action research |
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454 | (1) |
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22.11 Some practical and theoretical matters |
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454 | (2) |
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456 | (1) |
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23 Virtual worlds, social network software and netography in educational research |
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457 | (12) |
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457 | (1) |
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23.2 Key features of virtual worlds |
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457 | (1) |
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23.3 Social network software |
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458 | (1) |
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23.4 Using virtual worlds and social media in educational research |
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458 | (1) |
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23.5 Netography, virtual worlds and social media network software |
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459 | (2) |
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23.6 Opportunities for research with virtual worlds, social network software and netography |
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461 | (2) |
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463 | (1) |
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23.8 Guidelines for practice |
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464 | (1) |
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465 | (2) |
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467 | (2) |
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PART 4 Methods of data collection |
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469 | (172) |
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471 | (35) |
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471 | (1) |
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471 | (1) |
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24.3 Planning the questionnaire |
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472 | (3) |
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24.4 Types of questionnaire items |
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475 | (14) |
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24.5 Asking sensitive questions |
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489 | (1) |
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24.6 Avoiding pitfalls in question writing |
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490 | (2) |
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24.7 Sequencing questions |
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492 | (1) |
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24.8 Questionnaires containing few verbal items |
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493 | (1) |
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24.9 The layout of the questionnaire |
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493 | (2) |
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24.10 Covering letters/sheets and follow-up letters |
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495 | (1) |
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24.11 Piloting the questionnaire |
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496 | (2) |
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24.12 Practical considerations in questionnaire design |
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498 | (3) |
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24.13 Administering questionnaires |
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501 | (3) |
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24.14 Processing questionnaire data |
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504 | (2) |
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506 | (36) |
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506 | (1) |
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25.2 Conceptions of the interview |
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507 | (1) |
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25.3 Purposes of the interview |
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508 | (1) |
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508 | (4) |
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25.5 Planning and conducting interviews |
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512 | (15) |
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527 | (1) |
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25.7 Interviewing children |
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528 | (3) |
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25.8 Interviewing minority and marginalized people |
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531 | (1) |
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532 | (1) |
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25.10 Non-directive, focused, problem-centred and in-depth interviews |
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533 | (2) |
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25.11 Telephone interviewing |
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535 | (3) |
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25.12 Online interviewing |
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538 | (2) |
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25.13 Ethical issues in interviewing |
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540 | (2) |
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542 | (21) |
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542 | (3) |
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26.2 Structured observation |
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545 | (5) |
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26.3 The need to practise structured observation |
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550 | (1) |
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26.4 Analysing data from structured observations |
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550 | (1) |
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551 | (1) |
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26.6 Naturalistic and participant observation |
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551 | (4) |
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26.7 Data analysis for unstructured observations and videos |
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555 | (1) |
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26.8 Natural and artificial settings for observation |
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555 | (1) |
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556 | (2) |
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26.10 Timing and causality with observational data |
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558 | (1) |
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26.11 Ethical considerations in observations |
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558 | (2) |
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26.12 Reliability and validity in observations |
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560 | (2) |
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562 | (1) |
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563 | (23) |
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563 | (1) |
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27.2 What are we testing? |
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563 | (2) |
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27.3 Parametric and non-parametric tests |
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565 | (1) |
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565 | (1) |
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27.5 Norm-referenced, criterion-referenced and domain-referenced tests |
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565 | (2) |
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27.6 Commercially produced tests and researcher-produced tests |
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567 | (1) |
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27.7 Constructing and validating a test |
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568 | (15) |
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27.8 Software for preparation of a test |
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583 | (1) |
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27.9 Devising a pre-test and post-test |
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583 | (1) |
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27.10 Ethical issues in testing |
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584 | (1) |
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27.11 Computerized adaptive testing |
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585 | (1) |
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28 Using secondary data in educational research |
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586 | (7) |
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586 | (1) |
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28.2 Advantages of using secondary data |
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587 | (1) |
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28.3 Challenges in using secondary data |
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588 | (1) |
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28.4 Ethical issues in using secondary data |
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589 | (1) |
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28.5 Examples of secondary data analysis |
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589 | (1) |
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28.6 Working with secondary data |
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589 | (3) |
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592 | (1) |
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593 | (13) |
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593 | (1) |
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29.2 Strengths of repertory grid technique |
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594 | (1) |
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29.3 Working with personal constructs |
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595 | (4) |
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599 | (1) |
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29.5 Some examples of the use of the repertory grid in educational research |
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600 | (4) |
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29.6 Competing demands in the use of the repertory grid technique in research |
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604 | (1) |
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605 | (1) |
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30 Role-play and research |
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606 | (22) |
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606 | (1) |
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607 | (1) |
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608 | (2) |
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30.4 Why use role-play in research? |
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610 | (2) |
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30.5 Issues to be aware of when using role-play |
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612 | (4) |
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30.6 Role-play as a research method |
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616 | (1) |
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30.7 Role-play as a research method: special features |
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616 | (1) |
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617 | (1) |
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30.9 How does role-play work? |
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617 | (1) |
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30.10 Strategies for successful role-play |
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618 | (5) |
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30.11 Examples of research using role-play |
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623 | (3) |
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30.12 A note on simulations |
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626 | (2) |
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31 Visual media in educational research |
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628 | (13) |
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628 | (2) |
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31.2 Who provides the images? |
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630 | (1) |
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630 | (3) |
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31.4 Video and moving images |
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633 | (1) |
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634 | (2) |
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31.6 Ethical practices in visual research |
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636 | (5) |
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PART 5 Data analysis and reporting |
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641 | (214) |
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32 Approaches to qualitative data analysis |
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643 | (14) |
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32.1 Elements of qualitative data analysis |
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643 | (4) |
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32.2 Data analysis, thick description and reflexivity |
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647 | (3) |
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32.3 Ethics in qualitative data analysis |
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650 | (1) |
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32.4 Computer assisted qualitative data analysis (CAQDAS) |
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650 | (7) |
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33 Organizing and presenting qualitative data |
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657 | (11) |
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657 | (4) |
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33.2 Ten ways of organizing and presenting data analysis |
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661 | (3) |
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33.3 Narrative and biographical approaches to data analysis |
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664 | (1) |
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33.4 Systematic approaches to data analysis |
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665 | (1) |
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33.5 Methodological tools for analysing qualitative data |
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666 | (2) |
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34 Coding and content analysis |
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668 | (18) |
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668 | (1) |
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668 | (5) |
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34.3 Concerns about coding |
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673 | (1) |
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34.4 What is content analysis? |
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674 | (1) |
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34.5 How does content analysis work? |
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675 | (5) |
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34.6 A worked example of content analysis |
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680 | (4) |
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34.7 Reliability in content analysis |
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684 | (2) |
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35 Discourses: conversations, narratives and autobiographies as texts |
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686 | (16) |
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35.1 Discourse analysis and critical discourse analysis |
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686 | (2) |
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35.2 A conversational analysis |
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688 | (6) |
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694 | (4) |
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698 | (2) |
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700 | (2) |
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36 Analysing visual media |
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702 | (12) |
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702 | (2) |
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704 | (1) |
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705 | (1) |
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706 | (1) |
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707 | (1) |
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36.6 Interpreting an image: a worked example |
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708 | (4) |
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36.7 Analysing moving images |
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712 | (1) |
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713 | (1) |
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714 | (11) |
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714 | (1) |
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37.2 Versions of grounded theory |
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715 | (2) |
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37.3 Stages in generating a grounded theory |
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717 | (1) |
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37.4 The tools of grounded theory |
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717 | (4) |
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37.5 The strength of the grounded theory |
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721 | (1) |
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37.6 Evaluating grounded theory |
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721 | (1) |
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37.7 Preparing to work in grounded theory |
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722 | (1) |
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37.8 Some concerns about grounded theory |
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722 | (3) |
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38 Approaches to quantitative data analysis |
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725 | (14) |
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725 | (1) |
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725 | (2) |
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38.3 Parametric and non-parametric data |
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727 | (1) |
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38.4 Descriptive and inferential statistics |
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727 | (1) |
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728 | (2) |
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730 | (2) |
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38.7 One-tailed and two-tailed tests |
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732 | (1) |
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38.8 Confidence intervals |
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733 | (1) |
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733 | (4) |
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737 | (2) |
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39 Statistical significance, effect size and statistical power |
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739 | (14) |
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739 | (1) |
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39.2 Statistical significance |
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739 | (3) |
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39.3 Concerns about statistical significance |
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742 | (2) |
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39.4 Hypothesis testing and null hypothesis significance testing |
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744 | (1) |
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745 | (4) |
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749 | (3) |
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752 | (1) |
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40 Descriptive statistics |
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753 | (23) |
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753 | (1) |
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40.2 Frequencies, percentages and crosstabulations |
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754 | (8) |
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40.3 Measures of central tendency and dispersal |
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762 | (3) |
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765 | (1) |
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40.5 Correlations and measures of association |
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765 | (7) |
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40.6 Partial correlations |
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772 | (2) |
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774 | (2) |
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41 Inferential statistics: difference tests |
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776 | (26) |
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41.1 Measures of difference between groups |
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776 | (1) |
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777 | (4) |
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41.3 Analysis of Variance |
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781 | (8) |
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789 | (3) |
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792 | (2) |
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41.6 The Mann-Whitney and Wilcoxon tests |
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794 | (3) |
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41.7 The Kruskal-Wallis and Friedman tests |
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797 | (4) |
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801 | (1) |
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42 Inferential statistics: regression analysis and standardization |
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802 | (16) |
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802 | (1) |
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42.2 Simple linear regression |
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803 | (2) |
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805 | (9) |
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814 | (3) |
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817 | (1) |
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43 Factor analysis, cluster analysis and structural equation modelling |
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818 | (21) |
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43.1 Conducting factor analysis |
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818 | (8) |
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43.2 What to look for in factor analysis output |
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826 | (2) |
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828 | (5) |
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43.4 A note on structural equation modelling |
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833 | (3) |
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43.5 A note on multilevel modelling |
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836 | (3) |
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44 Choosing a statistical test |
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839 | (8) |
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839 | (1) |
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839 | (2) |
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44.3 The types of data used |
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841 | (1) |
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44.4 Choosing the right statistic |
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841 | (1) |
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44.5 Assumptions of tests |
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841 | (6) |
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45 Beyond mixed methods: using Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) to integrate cross-case and within-case analyses |
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847 | (8) |
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847 | (1) |
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45.2 Starting from a `quantitative' stance |
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848 | (2) |
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45.3 Starting from a `qualitative' stance |
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850 | (1) |
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45.4 Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) |
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850 | (2) |
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852 | (1) |
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853 | (2) |
Bibliography |
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855 | (52) |
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