
Knowledge Production
Research Work in Interesting Times
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 1. November 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-0-415-44228-2 (ISBN)
Description
This collection from a highly impressive international group of educational researchers explores epistemological, methodological, and ethical-political issues in the production of knowledge about educational phenomena in contemporary society. The book is organized in two sections. The first focuses on how the enterprise of knowledge production is being influenced by global discourses of educational accountability, evidence-based practice and policy, and quality assessment. The second section features material that focuses more specifically on reconceiving both methodological matters and the kinds of knowledge that demand attention in this climate.
The book is unique in bringing together chapters by scholars well-known internationally for their original contributions to educational theory and research practice. Many books in this area are no more than guides on how to do research or text books reiterating rather narrow frameworks of research paradigms, this book both breaks new ground and sets the tone for discussions about the future path of educational research in the coming years.
The book is unique in bringing together chapters by scholars well-known internationally for their original contributions to educational theory and research practice. Many books in this area are no more than guides on how to do research or text books reiterating rather narrow frameworks of research paradigms, this book both breaks new ground and sets the tone for discussions about the future path of educational research in the coming years.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Postgraduate and Professional
Illustrations
5 s/w Photographien bzw. Rasterbilder, 1 s/w Tabelle
1 Tables, black and white; 5 Halftones, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
351 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-44228-2 (9780415442282)
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Persons
Bridget Somekh, Thomas A. Schwandt
Editor
University of Canterbury, New Zealand.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
Content
Introduction Part 1: Examining Educational Knowledge Production in Global Discourses of Accountability, Quality Assessment, and Performance Measures of Usefulness: A Diatribe. How is Educational Research 'Being Framed'? Governmentality, the (Ac)counting of, and Expertise in, Educational Research. 'Clarity Bordering on Stupidity?' Where's the Quality in Systematic Review?' Sex, Science and Educational Research: The Unholy Trinity. Internationalisation, Globalization, and Quality Audits: An Empire of the Mind? Part 2: Restructuring Educational Research Practices Theorizing Innovation and Knowledge Creation in Pursuit of Educational Justice. Democratic Accountability. From 'Human Capital' Theory to 'Capability Theory' as a Driver of Curriculum Reform: A Reflection on the Educational Implications of the Work of Amartya Sen in the Light of John Dewey's Account of Educational Values. Rethinking Doctoral Writing as Text Work and Identity Work. Politics, Knowledge, Identity and Community: Methodologist as Hitchhiker, Skateboarder