Concise, engaging and accessible, Education Research: The Basicsdiscusses key ideas about the nature and purpose of education research: what it can and cannot achieve, how it has been used in the past and where and how it has an impact. Providing crucial insight into the work of education researchers, this book:Offers seven chapters, each representing a way of understanding the goals and methods of research conducted in the fieldConsiders key thinkers in the field, such as Plato, Hirsch, Dewey, Montessori and FreireExplores case studies from a range of perspectivesProvides key terms and further reading throughoutThe perfect pocket resource to dip into, Education Research: The Basicsprovides accessible support for those studying education as a subject, for practitioners concerned with developing their practice and for anyone who wants to know more about education and how it is researched. | Education Research by Michael Hammond, Paperback | Indigo Chapters