Educational Research in Practice: Making Sense of Methodology - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0826453422 ISBN 13: 9780826453426

Publisher: Continuum Intl Pub Group, 2003

Synopsis

An insight into the education and social research community: eight researchers representing contrasting approaches from the UK, New Zealand and North America explain what they do, why they do it, its methodological basis and perceived outcomes. The main themes of their accounts are analysed and discussed by the editors, both of whom have considerable experience of teaching research methodology and methods. Although "Educational Research in Practice" makes contemporary debate about relativism and the relationship between research and the improvement of social practice more accessible, this in no way disregards the complexity of competing arguments.

About this title

About the Author

Dr Joanna Swann is a Senior Lecturer at King's College, University of London. Professor John Pratt is Head of Centre for Institutional Studies at the University of East London.

Review

'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 College

Edition details

• Publisher: Continuum Intl Pub Group
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0826453422
• ISBN 13: 9780826453426
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 232
• Editor: Swann Joanna, Pratt John