Repositioning Out of School Learning Methodological Challenges and Possibilities for Researching Learning Beyond School

Rose, Jo (Editor)/ Jay, Tim (Editor)/ Goodall, Janet (Editor)/ Smith, Laura Mazzoli (Editor)/ Todd, Liz (Editor)

ISBN 10: 1787697401 / ISBN 13: 9781787697409

Published by Emerald Group Pub Ltd, 2022

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Repositioning Out of School Learning Methodological Challenges and Possibilities for Researching Learning Beyond School
• Publisher: Emerald Group Pub Ltd
• Publication Date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1787697401
• ISBN 13: 9781787697409
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.4 kilograms

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Synopsis

Out-of-school learning spans varied formal and informal contexts and is hugely important for the lives of children. The need for time, flexibility, and agility in research within this field is highlighted throughout this multi-disciplinary edited volume, as each author reflects on how to make sense of the unknown and varied contexts in which out-of-school learning takes place. A range of different case studies discuss research methods used, challenges faced, and ways challenges were overcome in relation to out-of-school learning are presented, followed by a series of critical reflections. The case studies include a range of research foci and methods, from large-scale quantitative secondary data analysis, through interviews and workshops, to ethnographic and participatory methods. A series of shorter reflections drawing on all case studies consider the negotiation of the researcher role, building relationships, the ways knowledge is constructed, the role of place and power, keeping hold of messiness and complexity, ethical practice; and ‘slow research’. The principles outlined in this volume are relevant for all research on learning, whenever and wherever it takes place – whether in school or out-of-school.

About the Author

Jo Rose is Associate Professor in Social Psychology of Education at the University of Bristol.

Tim Jay is Professor of Psychology of Education in the Centre for Mathematical Cognition, Loughborough University.

Janet Goodall is Associate Professor in the School of Education, at Swansea University.

Laura Mazzoli Smith is Associate Professor of Education at Durham University.

Liz Todd is Professor of Educational Inclusion and Director of the Institute for Social Science at Newcastle University