“… integral to teacher preparation and transformational teacher practice … ” Prof L Theron, North-West University
Table of contents: Part I: Overview • Chapter 1: Aims of the book, and how best to use it • Chapter 2: Quality education for all • Part II: Theoretical framework • Chapter 3: An ecosystemic perspective • Chapter 4: Positive psychology • Chapter 5: Understanding human development • Chapter 6: Neuroscience and education • Chapter 7: Constructivism and learning • Part III: Developing inclusive learning environments • Chapter 8: Developing inclusive school and classroom environments • Part IV: Contextual disadvantages in education • Chapter 9: Contextual disadvantages: conceptual framework • Chapter 10: Specifi c issues of contextual disadvantages • Part V: Social problems: Conceptual framework • Chapter 11: Social problems: conceptual framework • Chapter 12: Substance abuse and violence • Chapter 13: Sexuality and associated social problems • Part VI: Disabilities and learning diffi culties • Chapter 14: Disabilities and learning diffi culties: conceptual framework • Chapter 15: Disabilities • Chapter 16: Learning, emotional and behavioural diffi culties
Educational Research: An African approach Editors: C Okeke and M van Wyk
This is a comprehensive text off ering a solid theoretical foundation in all the basic rudiments of research within the discipline of Teacher Education and more broadly the Social Sciences disciplines. The book addresses the specifi c diffi culties faced by African students as experienced by the authors over many years of teaching and supervising. Pedagogical features facilitate students’ understanding of how to apply research tools in practice.
This book is aimed at B.Ed Honours and M.Ed students taking research methodology modules and is also suitable for postgraduate students in Social Sciences, for example, in the College of Humanities.
“This contents of this book addresses pertinent issues with regards to research, the research process, underlying research designs and methodological approaches. A strength of this book product is that texts are structured in an interactive manner, yet focused on a set of learning outcomes. Therefore the novice student at undergraduate level and those without substantial knowledge of research, enrolled at a B.Ed Hon. level, will certainly acquire knowledge and fi ner skills in harnessing their research repertoire. ”
Dr G Alexander, Central University of the Free State: Faculty of Humanities
Table of Contents Part 1 The philosophy of research • Chapter 1: Afrocentricity as a research methodology • Chapter 2: Positivism: Distinguishing characteristics, criteria and methodology • Chapter 3: Interpretive research: Construction of meanings • Chapter 4: Critical research: Understanding material constraints and engaging in transformative action research • Chapter 5: Developing sensitivity in questions of gender, using feminist research and IKS principles • Chapter 6: Objectivity, values and subjectivity: Issues of values and ethics in the research process • Chapter 7: Ethics in human sciences research • Part 2 Planning, designing and conducting educational research • Chapter 8: The literature review • Chapter 9: Steps in the research process • Chapter 10: Research design • Chapter 11: How researchers design and measure variables • Chapter 12: Achieving qualitative validity, reliability and generalisability • Chapter 13: The logic of sampling • Chapter 14: Survey research methods • Chapter 15: Experimental methods and data collection • Chapter 16: The observation method • Chapter 17: The interview method • Chapter 18: The questionnaire approach • Chapter 19: The focus group discussion method • Chapter 20: Using secondary sources of data • Chapter 21: The pilot study • Part 3 Analysing fi eldwork data • Chapter 22: Quantitative data analysis: Descriptive statistics • Chapter 23: Quantitative data analysis: Inferential statistics • Chapter 24: Application of the statistical package for the social sciences (SPSS)
• Chapter 25: Qualitative data analysis • Part 4 Reporting and
disseminating research fi ndings • Chapter 26: Presentation of quantitative research fi ndings • Chapter 27: Presentation of qualitative research fi ndings • Chapter 28: Plagiarism: Causes, consequences and preventative strategies
academic writing skills • Chapter 29: Essentials of academic writing • Chapter 30: Writing for publication: Sharpening your
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