How to Read and Understand Educational Research - James Williams

This is the perfect guide to engaging with educational research. It explores how to read journal articles critically; what key academic terms really mean; different approaches to educational research, how they are used and what they aim to uncover, and how high quality findings can be meaningful for teaching and learning.

This second edition includes:

Supported by examples that demonstrate the use (and misuse) of research in education, this is essential reading for initial teacher education students at all levels and students on any undergraduate or postgraduate course underpinned by educational research literature.

Dr James Williams is an Associate Professor/Reader in Science Education and Communication at the University of Sussex.