CONTENTS // The companion website vi // List of abbreviations vii // About the authors ix // Introduction xi // Part I: Concepts and philosophical issues informing research designs 1 // 1 Setting the scene in educational research 3 // Jon Swain // 2 Designing and managing your research in education in the early stages 12 // Jon Swain // 3 Designing your research in education 27 // Jon Swain // 4 Constructing knowledge through social research: Debates in epistemology // and ontology 54 // Will Gibson // 5 Ethical issues and considerations 74 // Jon Swain // Part II: The application of the research designs 97 // 6 Experimental design 99 // fane Hurry // 7 Surveys 123 // Charlie Owen // 8 Ethnography 148 // Rebecca O’Connell // 9 Case studies 173 // Mano Candappa // 10 Mixed methods in education research 193 // Olga Cara // 11 Summary and conclusions 217 // Jon Swain // Glossary 225 // References 233 // Index 254