Introduction

This highly successful introductory text has been updated in the light of recent legislative changes in education - such as the introduction of teacher appraisal, and the move towards more heavily school-based training. The book's guiding principle remains simple: how to produce school-based research that is both useful and rigorous.

It offers a clear account of the research process and provides a sound basis from which teachers can realistically conduct school-based research projects.

New Sections in This Second Edition

New sections include:

• a discussion of the impact of feminism on educational research
• further coverage of action research and case study research
• advice on writing up research

The authors have also updated their invaluable annotated further reading lists for each chapter.