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Zusatztext This book outlines the importance of (and dearth of, in many research reports) the examination and explication of the theoretical underpinnings, philosophical viewpoints and power relationships within educational research, and is useful for both postgraduate and doctoral students. Informationen zum Autor David Scott is Professor of Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment and Faculty Director of Teaching and Learning at the IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education and Society, University College London, UK. Robin Usher was Professor of Research Education and Director of Research Training at RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia. He is now a freelance consultant. Klappentext Vorwort Examines the philosophical, historical, political and social contexts of research and the implications of these for the collection and analysis of data. Zusammenfassung What is legitimate knowledge? What is the relationship between the collection and analysis of data? Looking at the theory and practice of researching education! this book examines the philosophical! historical! political and social contexts of research and the implications of these for the collection and analysis of data. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction \ Part 1 : Knowledge and Philosophy \ 2. Philosophical Issues in Educational Research \ 3. Critical Approaches to Research \ 4. Forms of Reasoning \ Part 2: Strategies and Methods \ 5. Experiments and Quasi-Experiments \ 6. Survey and Correlational Designs \ 7. Qualitative Research Design, Case Study and Theory Building \ 8. Observation \ 9. Interviews \ 10. Biographical and Autobiographical Methods \ Part 3: Themes and Issues \ 11. Ethics and Educational Research \ 12. Evaluation and Research \ 13. Criteria for Evaluating Research \ 14. Transgressive Research \ References \ Indexes
