Methodology Of Educational Research

Knowledge of research methodology is essential for all who either play an active role in conducting research or desire to keep themselves updated in the field of knowledge. Keeping this in mind, this edition has been thoroughly revised. The book contains an up-to-date account of the methods and techniques suited to the field of education and other allied disciplines and thus provides an understanding of significant research problems that need to be tackled.

The book elaborates on the quantitative and qualitative data analysis techniques; the use of descriptive and inferential statistics; reporting of the results of research along with the characteristics and uses of historical, descriptive, ethnographic, and experimental methods. Case studies form an important part of the text.

It also provides priority areas of educational research in India in the context of the National Education Policy (1986) and its Programme of Action (1992), UGC, DEC-IGNOU (2006), NCERT (2005), and UNESCO initiatives and policies as well as the Surveys of Research in Education (1997 and 2006). Designed and written mainly for the students of M.A. (Education, Psychology, and Sociology), M.Ed., and M.Phil. (Education, Psychology, and Sociology), the book will be of immense value to Ph.D. students and other researchers of Social Sciences, Biological Sciences, Management, Legal Studies, Humanities, and Languages.