图书简介

Part 1: The philosophy of research; 1 Afrocentricity as a research methodology; 2 Positivism and interpretivism: Distinguishing characteristics, criteria and methodology; 3 Interpretive research: Construction of meanings; 4 Critical research: Understanding material constraints and engaging in transformative action research; 5 Developing sensitivity in questions of gender, using feminist research and IKS principles; 6 Objectivity, values and subjectivity: Issues of values and ethics in the research process; 7 Ethics in human sciences research; Part 2: Planning, designing and conducting educational research; 8 The literature review; 9 Steps in the research process; 10 Research design; 11 How researchers define and measure variables; 12 Achieving qualitative validity, reliability and generalisability; 13 The logic of sampling; 14 Survey research methods; 15 Experimental methods and data collection; 16 The observation method; 17 The interview method; 18 The questionnaire approach; 19 The focus group discussion method; 20 Using secondary sources of data; 21 The pilot study; Part 3: Analysing fieldwork data; 22 Quantitative data analysis: Descriptive statistics; 23 Quantitative data analysis: Inferential statistics; 24 Application of the statistical package for the social sciences (SPSS); 25 Qualitative data analysis; Part 4: Reporting and disseminating research findings; 26 Presentation of quantitative research reports; 27 Presentation of qualitative research findings; 28 Plagiarism: Causes, consequences and preventive strategies; 29 Essentials of academic writing; 30 Writing for publication: Sharpening your academic writing skills

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