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Understanding Education Research
A Guide to Critical Reading
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Now in its third edition, Understanding Education Research is designed to help students learn to read educational research articles carefully, systematically, and critically. Readers learn how to categorise titles, decode abstracts, find research questions, characterise research arguments, break down methods and procedures, explore references, apply analysis...
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This book is designed to help students learn to read educational research articles carefully, systematically, and critically. This textbook doubles as a quick reference guide that shows students how to develop the skills they need to become research literate. It is essential reading for teacher preparation educational research courses.
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Now in its third edition, Understanding Education Research is designed to help students learn to read educational research articles carefully, systematically, and critically.
Readers learn how to categorise titles, decode abstracts, find research questions, characterise research arguments, break down methods and procedures, explore references, apply analysis strategies, and interpret findings. This textbook doubles as a quick reference guide that shows students how to easily develop the skills they need to become research literate. This third edition has been updated to offer simple guidelines for qualitative, quantitative, and statistical approaches; up-to-date information on complex and confusing methodologies; discussions on understanding the role of AI; and insights on how students will use education research going forward.
Understanding Education Research is essential reading for teacher preparation educational research courses.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781041131724
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 15 June 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Routledge
Edition: 3rd edition
Audience: Tertiary education
DIMENSIONS
Width: 152.0mm
Height: 229.0mm
Weight: 380g
Pages: 110
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About the Author
Gary Shank is Professor of Education at Duquesne University, retired and currently the Director of the Center for Qualitative and Semiotic Inquiry.
Janice Pringle is Associate Professor of Pharmacy and Director of the Program and Evaluation Research Unit at the University of Pittsburgh, retired.
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