Opie, Clive,  1953- <br/><br/>
Doing educational research :  a guide to first-time researchers / 
Clive Opie with Pat Sikes ... [et al.]. 
 - London :  SAGE,  2004. 
 - xvi, 244 p. :  ill., forms ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 230-235) and index. 
<br/><br/>1.What is educational research? -- 2.Methodology, procedures and ethical concerns -- 3.Writing research -- 4.Reliability, validity and credibility -- 5.Research approaches -- 6.Research procedures  -- 7.Presenting data -- 8.Using NUD.IST -- 9.Using ATLAS.ti -- 10.Quantitative analysis: a glossary of terms. 
<br/><br/> Clive Opie offers a hands-on guide for students engaged in educational research. The text provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the key qualitative and quantitative methods necessary for those commencing research for the first time. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780761970026 (pbk.) :  �18.99 9780761970019 (hbk.) :  �60.00 9780761970026  �31.00 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Education--Research<br/>Education.<br/>Research methods: general<br/>Social research & statistics<br/>Teacher training<br/>Education
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>LB1028 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>370.72 OPI