Description
Book SynopsisThis accessible and practical book is a perfect quick guide for postgraduate researchers in education. Looking at the interdependence of teaching and research, the authors show that a critical and analytical exploration of policies and practices is a necessary part of what we mean by being a 'professional' in education.
Drawing on the authors' substantial experience of teaching research skills at postgraduate level, as well as on their own experiences as active researchers, the book will guide you through:
- discourse analysis
- visual methods
- textual research
- data collection and analysis
This co-authored book is structured around a range of methods applicable to educational research and appropriate for use by practitioners at all stages of their professional development. It takes recognisable, 'real life' scenarios as its starting point for each discussion of method, so that readers are able to start from the known
Trade Review
′This book successfully revives Lawrence Stenhouse′s seminal work on the ′teacher-researcher′ by showing the interconnectedness of teaching and research and stressing the key role of the practitioner-researcher. Its chapters provide comprehensive guidance for researchers at all levels on conducting small scale research in an ethical and reflexive way′
-Professor Jerry Wellington, Sheffield
Table of Contents
Introduction Research in Education Ethical Research in Education Insider Research Writing a Literature Review Interviewing in Education Research Case Study Action Research Ethnographic Research Discourse Analysis and Policy Analysis Text and Image in Qualitative Research - Lydia Spenceley Analysing and Reporting Qualitative Data Disseminating Your Research Conclusion
