Building research design in education : theoretically informed advanced methods / edited by Lorna Hamilton and John Ravenscroft.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction{Lorna Hamilton and John Ravenscroft} -- 1. Building a research design: thinking about knowledge and what it means to education research / John Ravenscroft and Pete Allison -- Part I. Building Quantitative Research Designs : -- 2. Cross-sectional and longitudinal surveys / Ellen Boeren -- 3. Experimental and quasi-experimental research design in education / Katie Cebula -- Part II. Building Qualitative Research Designs : -- 4. Qualitative research design: principles, choices and strategies / Jane Brown -- 5. Theoretical grounding in case study research / Lorna Hamilton and Dimitra Tsakalou -- Part III. Building Mixed Methods Research Designs : -- 6. Mixed-methods research: achieving a robust design / Fiona O'Hanlon -- 7. International and comparative research design / Ellen Boeren -- Part IV. Other Possibilities of Shaping Research Design : -- 8. Collaborative ethnography: what is it and how can you start doing it? / Luke Eric Lassiter -- 9. Participatory action research with young people / Christina McMellon and Mary Mitchell -- 10. Speculative method as an approach to researching emerging educational issues and technologies / Jen Ross -- 11. Evaluating technologies for children's learning: the challenges, and steps to address them / Andrew Manches -- Conclusion.

"Building Research Design in Education provides insights into the ways in which foundational knowledge of research and research processes can be applied in order to build rigorous research design... Drawing on the research expertise of the contributors, this text initially introduces the foundations for differing ideas around epistemology and ontology, then splits into four parts looking at quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods research approaches as well as other possibilities for research, including newer or emerging forms of research."--Publisher's website.