Introduction to educational research

This condensed textbook provides students with a roadmap for conceptualizing their research project. Emphasis is placed on:

• Determining and defining the research topic and question;
• Searching, critically reviewing, organizing, and theming the literature;
• ^[1]Using qualitative methods;
• ^[2]Using quantitative methods; and,
• Disseminating research.

Additional topics include: researcher’s positionality, critical information literacy, inclusive design principles, and decolonial research methodologies.