The Bloomsbury Research Methods for Education series provides overviews of the range of sometimes interconnected and diverse methodological possibilities for researching aspects of education such as education contexts, sectors, problems or phenomena. Each volume discusses prevailing, less obvious and more innovative methods and approaches for the particular area of educational research. More targeted than general methods textbooks, these authoritative yet accessible books are invaluable resources for students and researchers planning their research design and wanting to explore methodological possibilities to make well-informed decisions regarding their choice of methods. Series Editor: Melanie Nind, Professor of Education at the University of Southampton, UK, Co-Director of ESRC National Centre for Research Methods and Co-Editor of the International Journal of Research & Method in Education . Editorial Board: Pat Sikes, University of Sheffield, UK Liz Todd, University of Newcastle, UK Michele Schweisfurth, University of Glasgow, UK Juana Sancho Gil, University of Barcelona, Spain Fernando Hernandez Hernandez, University of Barcelona, Spain Larry Suter, Consultant Statistician, USA Mark Earley, Bowling Green State University, USA Aaron Kuntz, University of Alabama, USA Suzanne Carrington, Queensland University of Technology, Australia.