How to Do Your Research Project 5/e

Gary Thomas is an emeritus professor of education at the University of Birmingham. His teaching and research have focused on inclusion, special education, and research methodology in education, with a particular focus on case study. He has conducted research funded by the AHRC, the ESRC, the Nuffield Foundation, the Leverhulme Trust, the Department for Education, Barnardos, local authorities, and a range of other organisations. He has coedited the British Educational Research Journal and is currently an executive editor of Educational Review. He is author of many books, most recently Education: A Very Short Introduction published by Oxford University Press.

1 Your Introduction 2 Project Management, Ethics and Getting Clearance 3 The Literature Review, Part 1: Searching 4 The Literature Review, Part 2: Developing a Narrative 5 Methodology, Part 1: Deciding on an Approach 6 Methodology, Part 2: Designing your Research 7 Methodology, Part 3: The Design Frames 8 Data Gathering 9 How to Analyse and Discuss the Information you Gather 10 Concluding and Writing Up