Foundations of Educational Research will give you a solid grounding in
education as a discipline, introducing the key concepts, theorists, and
terms which underpin educational research from Dewey and Piaget, to
ethics, ontology and bias. The book sets the scene for education as a
field which emerges from psychology, sociology, anthropology, economics
and history, and explores the difficulties and opportunities this
creates for new educational researchers. You will be introduced to the
many approaches within educational research, from applied linguistics to
pedagogy, from child development to higher education, to comparative
education and ed-tech. The key debates in the field are clearly
explained, including the tensions between theory and method, and
quantitative vs. qualitative approaches.
The book introduces all the key referents you will need as a new student
of education, whether undergraduate or graduate level, as you begin your
journey into educational research.