Publication date: October 2010 Empirical research is a valuable everyday tool for adult educators. This volume offers essential basic and contextual information relating to the topic. The text is application-oriented and its structure follows the stages of a research project from conception to implementation. The author leads the reader through the entire research process in didactically meaningful steps, from the research question to data collection right through to the presentation of the research results. The text will support students and instructors involved in planning and performing research tasks, and it supplies the knowledge necessary to generate meaningful results. The textbook does not assume any previous knowledge and is written with those in mind who are newcomers in the field of empirical research in further education.