How do we know what works in primary schools? How do weamake sureathatawe areaalwaysalearning from fellow teachers,aalwaysalearningafrom the children we teachaandaalways moving forward?aThe answer lies inaresearch.aInaunderstanding, conducting, disseminating and learning from research. But what doawe mean by research, and how do we do it? This book is your guide to research in primary education.a O It takes you throughaboth important establishedatheory and recentadevelopments in research and explores what theseamean right now for primary education and classroom settings.a O It helps you to conceive,aconduct, writeaupaand shareayour researchawith others.a O It looks at how you can access research findings to improve your classroom practice and deepen your understanding. O Itaexamines how you can use research in your classroom everyday to continually enhance teaching, and how you can shape and frame the questions you ask to help you get to the answers you need. If you are a trainee teacher doing a research project as part of your course, or a qualified teacher doing further study, this text includes allathe guidance you need.a If you are a teacher wanting to find out what works best for your class, in your school, right now, this text will show you how to harness the power of small or large scale research to help you find the answer.