Visual Research Methods in Educational Research

Have you noticed there is a burgeoning take up of visual research in education? Are you considering using visual research as part of your next research project or revitalising your research methods course? For researchers who are new to the field of VRMs in education there is little critical literature on the subject. This book addresses the gap in the literature and brings together some of the leading educational researchers engaging and reflecting on the visual from Australia, the UK and Canada. Encapsulated in a single volume, this book sets out theoretically grounded discussions of the possibilities and challenges of the approach for educational researchers around four key themes: images of schooling, performing pedagogy, power and representation and ethical issues in educational research.

Julianne Moss is Associate Professor (Pedagogy and Curriculum) at Deakin University, Australia and is immediate President of the Australian Association for Research in Education. Her research interests lie in visual research and the intersection of these methods with student diversity, teacher professional knowledge and social change.

Barbara Pini is Professor in the Faculty of Arts, Education and Law at Griffith University, Australia. She has published extensively in the field of rural and gender studies with her more recent work focusing on the field of education.