The British Library contains every book published in the UK. OU Students can obtain a 5 year free pass for the British Library reading rooms at Saint Pancras in London if they produce documentary proof of the course they are studying. The Reader Admissions Ofrfice The British Library 96 Euston Road London NW1 2DB 020 …
A Critical Evaluation of : Browne, E. (2003) Conversations in Cyberspace: A study of online learning. Online Learning, 18(3), 245 – 259 Browne (2003) provides a clear aim for the research in examining interaction between lecturers and learners studying an online Masters Degree in Education. Both quantitative and qualitative research methods are utilised in the …
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I was reading the Ouch pages on BBC today and reading some of the student diaries. What I found interesting about the case studies was the importance of friendship, which I think is something that perhaps may be overlooked. When students are asked about the things that are important in their experience of education one …
Whilst studying for a research degree, don’t forget to register for a Sconul card, which allows you to to use the facilities of your local university library. I have been using Lexis Nexis – a database of new reports including UK national and regional newspapers and major newspapers from around the world. Access is free …
Here’s a look at the start of my search plan and shows my brainstorm of key words.
Starting out on the MRes The first tasks on the MRes are Literature Review and writing the research proposal. I’ve been reading the book, Doing your research project by Judith Bell and summarise below the different functions that a literature review may have: To gain knowledge about the subject area and to find out about …