Networking Practitioner Research: The Effective Use of Networks in Educational Research

A complement to Researching Schools by the same authors, this book provides readers with a strong theoretical framework for school-based research as well as valuable advice on the ways in which networks of specialist groups can work together to create a broad-ranging approach to educational research. Through a critical examination of existing research and current thinking, the authors draw out implications for the effective policy and practice of school-based research.

Illustrated throughout with case studies and including a full and detailed literature review, this book will be a vital resource for all academics pursuing research into education.

Colleen McLaughlin is Senior Lecturer at theFaculty of Education, University of Cambridge, UK. Kristine Black-Hawkins is Lecturer at the Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge, UK. Donald McIntyre is the Senior Researcher at the Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge, UK. Andrew Townsend is Associate Professor of Education at the University of Warwick, UK.