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Informationen zum Autor Sikes, Pat; Potts, Anthony Klappentext Researching Education from the Inside focuses on research projects that are undertaken by people who already have an attachment to the institutions or social groups on which their investigations are based. They can, therefore, be considered to be 'insiders'. In some cases their insider positioning is primarily important because it gets them access to the particular people and/or the phenomena that they want to investigate. At other times, however, aspects of their own 'insidership' will, in itself, come under scrutiny. Insider researchers need to consider five distinct stages that can lead to ethical dilemmas, namely: Entering the field, Being in the field, Leaving the field, Writing, and Disseminating the results. This book covers these stages whist considering important issues such as: Access, Choice of research methods, Field relationships, Involvement of informants, Confidentiality and anonymity, Interpretation of findings including validity and reliability. Failure to properly consider these key factors can lead to disastrous consequences for any research but it can be a special problem for insider investigators. These vital issues are discussed by an impressive range of contributors in this ground-breaking book, making it an invaluable resource for anyone participating in Insider Research. Zusammenfassung This ground-breaking book focuses on the practicalities of research projects that are undertaken by people who already have an attachment to the institutions or social groups on which their investigations are based. Inhaltsverzeichnis Section 1 General issues 1 Introduction: what are we talking about and why? Section 2 Philosophical and theoretical issues 2 Some philosophical and other related issues of insider research 3 Credibility issues in research from within organisations Section 3 Insider research in schools 4 Insider historical research 5 Researching leadership preparation from the inside: a Canadian perspective 6 Researching gender in schools 7 Is it all about me? How Queer! 8 Researching educational governance and control: LEA and OFSTED Section 4 Insider research in universities 9 Teaching professional doctorates 10 Researching research cultures in new universities 11 Researching academic staff in colleges and universities Section 4 Conclusion 12 Closing Thoughts...
