In the global south, and South
Africa in particular, the increasing demographic, economic and political weight
of this part of the world is calling for the development of research capacity,
which has so far been lacking, to guide society in making informed choices that
suit and enhance the African culture and context. Fundamentals of research in Humanities, Social Sciences
and Science Education follows all the steps of the research endeavour, from
the selection and formulation of a research problem, to the writing or
reporting, to the publication of research results.
Fundamentals of research in Humanities, Social Sciences
and Science Education is informed by practical experience.
It is easy to read and understand, is context based and interactive, and can be
used for self-study.
Contents include, among others, the following:
·
Identification and selection of a
research topic
·
Dynamics
of a good research problem statement
·
Designing
the main and the sub-research questions
·
The
essence of the literature review
·
Research
designs: meaning, rationales and types
·
The
research study site
·
Target
population, samples and sample selection
·
Data
collection procedures
·
Data
analysis and interpretation procedures
·
Ethical
issues in humanities, social sciences and science education
·
Presentation
of research results
·
Writing
a good conclusion to a study
·
Avoiding
plagiarism and writing good references in research
Fundamentals of research in Humanities, Social Sciences
and Science Education is aimed at
students and novice researchers.
Prof. Emmanuel
O. Adu is
an inaugurated professor in the School of General and Continuing Education and
acting deputy dean of research and internationalization of the Faculty of Education
at the University of Fort Hare, South Africa. He has taught for over 21 years
at universities in Nigeria, Botswana and South Africa, and has over 200
publications to his credit.
Prof. Chinedu I.
Okeke is
a professional teacher trainer and an academic researcher, and is currently
head of the School of Education Studies at the University of the Free State,
Bloemfontein, South Africa.
PART 1 THE CONTEXT OF EDUCATIONAL
RESEARCH
Chapter 1 Identification and selection
of a research topic
Chapter 2 Doing your background to the
study
Chapter 3 Dynamics of a good research
problem statement
Chapter 4 What makes the significance
of the study plausible?
Chapter 5 The general purpose and
specific objectives of the research
Chapter 6 Designing the main and the
sub-research questions
Chapter 7 Research hypothesis and
relationships with statistical tools
Chapter 8 Scope/delimitations of the
study and definition of operational terms
PART 2 STRUCTURE OF THE LITERATURE
REVIEW AND THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
Chapter 9 The essence of the literature
review
Chapter 10 The link between theory,
empirical studies and research
PART 3 METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES
Chapter 11 The synergy between
paradigms and research approaches
Chapter 12 Research designs: meaning,
rationales and types
Chapter 13 The research study site
Chapter 14 Target population, samples
and sample selection
Chapter 15 Selecting your instruments
for data collection
Chapter 16 Validity, reliability, piloting
and instrument trustworthiness
Chapter 17 Data collection procedures
Chapter 18 Data analysis and
interpretation procedures
Chapter 19 Ethical issues in
humanities, social sciences and science education
PART 4 REPORTING THE RESEARCH PRODUCT
Chapter 20 Presentation of qualitative
research results
Chapter 21 Hypothesis testing and
reporting of quantitative research results
Chapter 22 Presentation of the summary
of the research findings
Chapter 23 Discussion of the research
findings
Chapter 24 Key steps in presenting the
summary of a study
Chapter 25 Writing a good conclusion to
a study
Chapter 26 Writing limitations,
recommendations and suggestions for further studies
Chapter 27 Avoiding plagiarism and
writing good references in research
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