
Foundations of Educational Research
Victoria Elliott(Author)
Bloomsbury Academic (Publisher)
Published on 17. November 2022
Book
Hardback
200 pages
978-1-350-16117-7 (ISBN)
Description
Foundations of Educational Research will give you a solid grounding in education as a discipline, introducing the key concepts, theorists, and terms which underpin educational research from Dewey and Piaget, to ethics, ontology and bias. The book sets the scene for education as a field which emerges from psychology, sociology, anthropology, economics and history, and explores the difficulties and opportunities this creates for new educational researchers. You will be introduced to the many approaches within educational research, from applied linguistics to pedagogy, from child development to higher education, to comparative education and ed-tech. The key debates in the field are clearly explained, including the tensions between theory and method, and quantitative vs. qualitative approaches.
The book introduces all the key referents you will need as a new student of education, whether undergraduate or graduate level, as you begin your journey into educational research.
The book introduces all the key referents you will need as a new student of education, whether undergraduate or graduate level, as you begin your journey into educational research.
Reviews / Votes
In this accessible and illuminating text, Victoria Elliott provides the reader with essential knowledge for navigating the dynamic field of contemporary education research. * Andrew Wilkins, Reader in Education Policy, Goldsmiths, University of London, UK *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-350-16117-7 (9781350161177)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Victoria Elliott is Associate Professor of English and Literacy Education and Deputy Director of Graduate Studies at the Department of Education, University of Oxford, UK. She is co-author of Research Methods for Classroom Discourse (Bloomsbury, 2019).
Content
Acknowledgements
List of Theorists
1. Outlining the Field
2. Ontology and Epistemology
3. Fundamental Concepts of Design
4. What Counts as Evidence?
5. Theory as the Beginning and End of Research
6. The Body of the Researcher
7. Data Analysis
8. Research as an Ethical Practice
9. Research as a Political Practice
References
Index
List of Theorists
1. Outlining the Field
2. Ontology and Epistemology
3. Fundamental Concepts of Design
4. What Counts as Evidence?
5. Theory as the Beginning and End of Research
6. The Body of the Researcher
7. Data Analysis
8. Research as an Ethical Practice
9. Research as a Political Practice
References
Index