Educational Research: Creative Thinking and Doing is an engaging and accessible introduction to the broad field of educational research. It demonstrates how to use research to think about issues arising from classroom settings, organisations, or wider professional activities.Using engaging anecdotes from the field, this textbook thoroughly covers the basic principles, imperatives and theoretical approaches, and offers practical strategies for tackling the necessary processes and procedures.New to this edition Fully revised and updated to cover the introduction of National Curriculum Increased focus on research in science and social science education and educational contexts Agony aunt style epilogues at the end of each part, answering students’ questions about research