The Research Process in Educational Settings (RLE Edu L)
Ten Case Studies
1st Edition
Published on 8. December 2011
Book
Hardback
294 pages
978-0-415-50634-2 (ISBN)
Description
This book presents a series of research biographies based on research experiences in the study of educational settings. The main aim is to provide a set of first person accounts on doing research that combine analysis with description. The contributors have been drawn from the disciplines of sociology and educational studies and have all conducted ethnographic work or case studies in a variety of educational settings.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
General, Postgraduate, Professional, and Undergraduate
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
700 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-50634-2 (9780415506342)
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Person
Robert G. Burgess (Edited by)
Content
Preface. Introduction Robert G Burgess. 1. The Old Girl Network: Reflections on the Fieldwork at St.Luke's Sara Delamont. 2. The Researcher Exposed: A Natural History Martyn Hammersley. 3. Beachside Reconsidered: Reflections on a Methodological Apprenticeship Stephen J Ball. 4. Dimensions of Gender in a School: Reinventing the Wheel? Mary Fuller. 5. The Main in the Wendy House: Researching Infants' Schools Ronald King. 6. The Modification of Method in Researching Postgraduate Education Mary A Porter. 7. Wards and Deeds: Taking Knowledge and Control Seriously Paul Atkinson. 8. A Study in the Dissemination of Action Research Jean Rudduck. 9. Library Access, Library Use and User Education in Academic Sixth Forms: An Autobiographical Account Lawrence Stenhouse. 10. Chocolate Cream Soldiers: Sponsorship, Ethnography and Sectarianism David Jenkins. 11. Autobigraphical Accounts and Research Experience Robert G Burgess. Notes on Contributors. Index.