Thomas Delahunty is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Education at Maynooth University, Ireland. Máire Ní Ríordáin is a Senior Lecturer in Education at University College Cork, Ireland.

• Foreword Introduction Part I - Perspectives on Research in STEM Education 1. The Philosophy of Educational Research in STEM 2. Defining STEM Education Research: Tensions and Opportunities 3. STEM Education Research as 'Designerly' 4. The Learning Sciences as a Mindset for STEM Education Research Part II - Designing and Approaching Investigations in STEM Education 5. Case Study Approaches 6. Large-scale Quantitative Studies 7. Conducting Video Studies 8. Design-Based Research 9. Conversation Analysis 10. Multicomponent and Cognitive Interviewing 11. Questionnaire Design and Implementation 12. Lesson Study 13. Action Research 14. Grounded Theory 15. Ethnographic Approaches in STEM 16. Approaches to Policy Analysis 17. Evaluation as a Research Approach 18. Conclusions and Future Directions in STEM Education Research Approaches

Thomas Delahunty is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Education at Maynooth University, Ireland. Máire Ní Ríordáin is a Senior Lecturer in Education at University College Cork, Ireland.

• Foreword Introduction Part I - Perspectives on Research in STEM Education 1. The Philosophy of Educational Research in STEM 2. Defining STEM Education Research: Tensions and Opportunities 3. STEM Education Research as 'Designerly' 4. The Learning Sciences as a Mindset for STEM Education Research Part II - Designing and Approaching Investigations in STEM Education 5. Case Study Approaches 6. Large-scale Quantitative Studies 7. Conducting Video Studies 8. Design-Based Research 9. Conversation Analysis 10. Multicomponent and Cognitive Interviewing 11. Questionnaire Design and Implementation 12. Lesson Study 13. Action Research 14. Grounded Theory 15. Ethnographic Approaches in STEM 16. Approaches to Policy Analysis 17. Evaluation as a Research Approach 18. Conclusions and Future Directions in STEM Education Research Approaches

Thomas Delahunty is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Education at Maynooth University, Ireland. Máire Ní Ríordáin is a Senior Lecturer in Education at University College Cork, Ireland.

• Foreword Introduction Part I - Perspectives on Research in STEM Education 1. The Philosophy of Educational Research in STEM 2. Defining STEM Education Research: Tensions and Opportunities 3. STEM Education Research as 'Designerly' 4. The Learning Sciences as a Mindset for STEM Education Research Part II - Designing and Approaching Investigations in STEM Education 5. Case Study Approaches 6. Large-scale Quantitative Studies 7. Conducting Video Studies 8. Design-Based Research 9. Conversation Analysis 10. Multicomponent and Cognitive Interviewing 11. Questionnaire Design and Implementation 12. Lesson Study 13. Action Research 14. Grounded Theory 15. Ethnographic Approaches in STEM 16. Approaches to Policy Analysis 17. Evaluation as a Research Approach 18. Conclusions and Future Directions in STEM Education Research Approaches