Qualitative Educational Research in Developing Countries: Current Perspectives

First published in 1997, Qualitative Educational Research in Developing Countries offers a compelling collection of 11 original, in-depth accounts of qualitative research and evaluation in developing countries. The book argues that innovative qualitative methods provide significant advantages over traditional approaches. Drawing on examples from Asia, Africa, the South Pacific, Central America, and the Caribbean, each chapter delves into a specific method―such as qualitative interviews, fieldwork, or document analysis―while addressing both theoretical and practical considerations. Key issues explored include the identification of appropriate research questions, access; research ethics; practitioner research; case study evaluation; North-South collaboration and the potential of qualitative research for policymaking and theory.

With a newly written Introduction accompanying this reissue, the book remains an essential resource for scholars and students of education and education policy.

Michael Crossley is Emeritus Professor of Comparative and International Education, Senior Research Fellow, and Founding Director of the Centre for Comparative and International Research in Education (CIRE) at the University of Bristol, UK. He is an Adjunct Professor of Education at The University of the South Pacific (USP), a Research Associate in the Comparative Education Research Centre (CERC) at The University of Hong Kong, and a former Chair (2002 – 2004) and President (2017 - 2018) of the British Association for International and Comparative Education (BAICE). Professor Crossley is a former Editor for the journal Comparative Education and is the Founding Series Editor for the Bristol Studies in Comparative and International Education. He has an extensive publication profile, has supervised 50 doctoral students to completion, and is an Honorary Lifetime Fellow of BAICE and a Fellow (FAcSS) of the Academy for the Social Sciences.

Graham Vulliamy is Emeritus Professor of Education at the University of York, UK. He is a former Executive Editor of the British Journal of Sociology of Education and of the International Journal of Educational Development. He was also President of the British Association for International and Comparative Education (BAICE) in 2003-2004. Professor Vulliamy has published extensively with more than 100 articles in refereed journals together with book chapters, in addition to 10 books. In 1993, his book Teacher Research and Special Educational Needs, published jointly with Rosemary Webb, won the Times Educational Supplement/ National Association for Special Educational Needs Annual Book Award.