This completely rewritten and updated fifth edition of the long-running bestseller, Research Methods in Education covers the whole range of methods currently employed by educational researchers.
It continues to be the standard text for students undertaking educational research whether at undergraduate or postgraduate level. This new edition constitutes the largest reshaping of the text to date and includes new material on:
• qualitative, naturalistic and ethnographic research methods;
• curricular and evaluative research;
• critical theory and educational research;
• feminist perspectives on research;
etc.
The book presents an excellent overview of the field and will certainly serve as an important source of reference for speech perception and language acquisition researchers. At the same time, it contains many fascinating theoretical insights into the operation of basic principles of development that have the potential to inspire future research within and beyond the area of speech perception.
Description: An ideal text for the natural product scientist looking
for new techniques in research, this volume comprises the latest
information on natural/plant resources. The comprehensive chapters
cover the chemistry and pharmacology of a range of natural products
from Chinese herbal medicine to tea extracts, microbes to marine
sponges, and the latest technologies to enhance the synthesis,
isolation and purification of bioactive herbal compounds from these
products. Adding additional value to the book are chapters on new tools
in information technology that can greatly facilitate the research of
natural product scientists, and the technologies available for
evaluating medicinal herbal products for purity.
Action Research: Living Theory by A Jack Whitehead and Jean McNiff
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In Action Research: Living Theory, Jean McNiff and Jack Whitehead set out their vision of what action research should be and can be in the 21st Century. This brilliantly-written, passionate, and compelling book, defines the philosophy behind action research and the process of doing action research for all those interested in this fast growing area. It establishes the foundations of action research as a discipline, and roots action research as a compassionate, ethical, and politically-engaged form of inquiry.This book will be essential reading for all those with an interest in Action Research.
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