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Educational Research in Practice

John Pratt editor Dr Joanna Swann editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Published:19th Sep '04

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Educational Research in Practice offers valuable insights into problems faced by educational researchers. In order to convey what it is like to be a researcher, experienced practitioners from the UK, New Zealand, and North America address a common set of questions about their research: what they do; why they do it; its methodological basis; perceived outcomes. Dialogues between the book's editors and four of its contributors offer fascinating first-hand debate between Popperians and exponents of post-modernism, critical theory, indigenous research and case-study. The editors provide a set of principles for good research practice and a substantial glossary of research terms and their usage.

"'In the course of the exchanges interesting new light is thrown on some of the fundamental methodological divisions within educational research today.' Professor Martyn Hammersley, The Open University; 'This is a good book, offering a fresh and coherent view, which will be useful to students and indeed academics.' Professor Tyrrell Burgess, University of East London; '... the dialectic approach adopted really helps draw out the central issues.' Professor Richard Bailey, Canterbury Christ Church University College"

ISBN: 9780826475633

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 310g

240 pages