Research and the Teacher: A Qualitative Introduction to School-based Research

by Graham Hitchcock, David Hughes

Overview

This highly successful introductory text has been updated in the light of recent legislative changes in education - such as the introduction of teacher appraisal, and the move towards more heavily school-based training. The book's guiding principle remains simple: how to produce school-based research that is both useful and rigorous . It offers a clear account of the research process and provides a sound basis from which teachers can realistically conduct school-based research projects. New sections in this second edition include: * a discussion of the impact of feminism on educational research * further coverage of action research and case study research, and * advice on writing up research. The authors have also updated their invaluable annotated further reading lists for each chapter.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781138149816
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/01/2016
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	388
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Graham Hitchcock, David Hughes

Table of Contents

Preface Part I Designs and approaches 1 Introduction 2 Research approaches 3 Access, ethics and objectivity: the challenge for school-based research 4 Gender, research and education 5 Designing, planning and evaluating research Part II Qualitative research techniques 6 Ethnography fieldwork and the teacher 7 Interviewing, asking questions and conversations 8 Biographies: the life history interview 9 Using documents 10 Interaction in schools and classrooms Part III Qualitative data analysis, case study and writing 11 Space and interaction in schools and classrooms 12 Qualitative data analysis 13 The case study 14 Writing up: conventions, narratives and stories

Editorial Reviews

Investigates the phenomenon of military elites across time and cultures in light of their possible resurgence to fight in today's increasing low-intensity conflicts. After an overview from ancient Assyria to the NATO's Rapid Reaction Corps, covers ancient Greece and Rome, the Sengoku period in Japan, the English Civil War, the 18th-century Prussian Guards, the French Foreign Legion, and German elites in the world wars. Distributed in the US by Greenwood. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Booknews

From the 1st edition:‘This book ought to be on the shelf of the professional development co-ordinator's library in every school as an indispensable source for any member of staff...' - Education

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