This book has proved an invaluable resource for research projects during my PGCE course and currently for my MA in Education. It provides detailed coverage on methodology and is a comprehensive and accessible guide to conducting ethical research. In my opinion, it is an excellent resource for the novice as well as the more experienced; a ‘must have’ for all budding researchers!

Marianne Lane, Theology and Religious Studies Teacher, Clitheroe, Lancashire and Secondary

PGCE in Religious Studies Graduate, University of Cumbria, UK

Cohen et al will remain a favoured and key text on all programmes in education. It is still the key text for all education students and researchers. The authors should be praised for updates that have improved the text. The book not only covers research methods but the research process.

Dr. Richard Race, Senior Lecturer in Education, Roehampton University, UK

This seventh edition of Research Methods in Education is a very comprehensive, well written and illustrated key text for anyone involved in research within and outside of education. It is a major resource for both the novice and professional researcher. The addition of new material in topics such as mixed methods research, visual media and internet sources, brings this text right up-to-date.

Dr. Pauline Joyce, Director of Academic Affairs at the Institute of Leadership,

Royal College of Surgeons Ireland, Ireland

This is a must-read for beginners, if they are seeking up-to-date content, straightforward explanations, easy-to-follow examples, and fewer statistical jargons and mathematical formulas! Most striking is how useful this book is for teaching introductory courses and for those interested in self-study because it is really grounded in educational research.

Mingming Zhou, Ph.D, Assistant Professor, National Institute of Education,

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

This 7th edition of Research Methods in Education is bigger and better than ever. Its coverage is comprehensive and authoritative, yet also coherent and lucid. It draws on a wide range of empirical examples and lively illustrations of complex concepts that engage the reader’s attention. It highlights current debates about different paradigms and methods, and its account of research ethics and politics is thought-provoking. It represents a landmark in publishing about educational research methods, and I thoroughly recommend it to students and instructors alike.

Patrick Danaher, PhD, Associate Professor (Education Research), Program Coordinator (Doctoral Programs), Associate Dean (Research) and Deputy Dean, Faculty of Education,

University of Southern Queensland, Australia

This text is truly a superb introduction to ALL paradigms of educational research. I recommend it without reservation to professors of research in the US and elsewhere. It does what few other texts of a similar nature do by providing a balanced and rigorous treatment of both qualitative and quantitative methodologies. Important emphases on critical educational research, ethics, virtual worlds, cross-cultural research, and many other essential and innovative areas also make the book stand out. I will certainly use it, and I strongly urge others to do so.

David F. Hemphill, Associate Dean and Professor, College of Education, San Francisco State University, USA