{"product_id":"applying-theory-to-educational-research-9780470972366","title":"Applying Theory to Educational Research","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eApplying Theory to Educational Research\u003c\/i\u003e provides educational researchers with an accessible introduction to the process of selecting and applying theories in their work.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers an innovative and accessible approach to educational research by providing practical examples of the application of theory\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGives ''hands-on'' accounts for the researcher and practitioner\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplains and discusses complex ideas in the light of experience in using and applying them\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers the application of major theorists such as Bourdieu, Foucault, Weber, Derrida, and Vygotsky\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor beginning researchers, theory can be one of the most stimulating  yet intellectually daunting  aspects of academic work. \u003ci\u003eApplying Theory to Educational Research\u003c\/i\u003e provides new educational researchers with a uniquely accessible introduction to the process of selecting and applying theories in their own work. Written by a team of leading educationalists writing from\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbout the Contributors vii  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJeff Adams, Matt Cochrane and Linda Dunne\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I New Voices: Beginning Researchers Apply Theory 11\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Learning and Maintaining Professional Expertise Within a Multi-Professional Critical Care Team 15\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJill Cochrane\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The 'Q' Standards and Initial Teacher Training: The Discursive Formation of Teachers and their Trainers 31\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePaul Bartle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Power and Status Theories in Teachers' Professional Development 47\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKaren Castle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 The Process of Technology Learning: Applying Bruner's Theory on Play, Discovery and Cultural Learning to the Acquisition of ICT Capability 61\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePaula Beer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Emergent Voices: Accounts by Researchers Becoming Familiar with the Use of Theory 75\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Teachers' Professional Identity: Theoretical Perspectives on Workplace Learning in the Teaching Context 81\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRob Foster\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Children's University Aspirations and the Effects of Cultural and Social Capital 95\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMatt Cochrane\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Finding Theory Through Collaborative Research 109\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eClare Woolhouse\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 How Applying a Discourse-Based Approach to Investigate Inclusion Changed a Research Project and a Way of Thinking 123\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLinda Dunne\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Voices of Experience: Accounts by Researchers Versed in the Use of Theory 139\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Should I be Singing This, and if So, How High?: Theoretical Approaches to Boyhood and Masculinity 145\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMartin Ashley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Theorizing from Bricolage: Researching Collaboration in Art and Design Education 157\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMadeleine Sclater\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Constructivism and the Pedagogy of Teacher Education: Reflections on Practice 175\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGraham Rogers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Developing Professional Practice through Action Research: Theory-Generative Approaches in Practitioner Research 189\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMary McAteer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Art Practice as Education Research 203\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJeff Adams\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePostscript 219\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJeff Adams, Matt Cochrane and Linda Dunne\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 221\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402468204887,"sku":"9780470972366","price":76.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780470972366.jpg?v=1730480498","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/applying-theory-to-educational-research-9780470972366","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}