Educational Research Books

New and Published Books – Page 5

41. Leading on Inclusion

    Dilemmas, debates and new perspectives

    Edited by John Cornwall, Lynne Graham-Matheson

    Leading on Inclusion: Dilemmas, debates and new perspectives critically examines the current theory and legislative context of special educational needs and disability, and explores the enduring issues and opportunities that will affect future practice in all schools. The central theme throughout...

    Published December 6th 2011 by Routledge
42. Thinking with Theory in Qualitative Research

    Viewing Data Across Multiple Perspectives

    By Alecia Youngblood Jackson, Lisa Mazzei

    Thinking With Theory In Qualitative Research shows how to use various philosophical concepts in practices of inquiry; effectively opening up the process of data analysis in qualitative research. It uses a common data set and utilizes various theoretical perspectives through which to view the data....

    Published December 1st 2011 by Routledge
43. Narratives from the Nursery

    Negotiating professional identities in early childhood

    By Jayne Osgood

    This accessible and timely book builds upon and contributes to ongoing debates surrounding professionalism in the early years workforce. In a sector where policy is rapidly changing, Jayne Osgood challenges existing assumptions concerning professional identities and questions what broader lessons...

    Published November 22nd 2011 by Routledge
44. The Routledge Companion to Education

    Edited by James Arthur, Andrew Peterson

    Who are the key thinkers in education? What are the hot topics in education? Where will education go from here? The Routledge Companion to Education presents the most comprehensive, up-to-date guide available to the key theories, themes and topics in education. Forty specially commissioned chapters...

    Published October 16th 2011 by Routledge
45. Design Research on Learning and Thinking in Educational Settings

    Enhancing Intellectual Growth and Functioning

    Edited by David Dai

    Series: Educational Psychology Series

    The key question this book addresses is how to identify and create optimal conditions for the kind of learning and development that is especially important for effectively functioning in the 21st century. Taking a new approach to this long-debated issue, it looks at how a design research-based...

    Published October 5th 2011 by Routledge
46. Beginning Interpretative Inquiry

    A Step-by-Step Approach to Research and Evaluation

    By Richard Morehouse

    Beginning Interpretive Inquiry importantly makes the distinction between the use of ‘inquiry’ rather than interpretive research or interpretive evaluation. Richard Morehouse explores how inquiry is a far more inclusive concept that allows for a detailed understanding of both research and evaluation...

    Published August 21st 2011 by Routledge
47. Knowledge Mobilization and Educational Research

    Politics, languages and responsibilities

    Edited by Tara Fenwick, Lesley Farrell

    How can educational research have more impact? What processes of knowledge exchange are most effective for increasing the uses of research results? How can research-produced knowledge be better ‘mobilized’ among users such as practicing educators, policy makers, and the public communities? These...

    Published August 21st 2011 by Routledge
48. Early Childhood Teacher Research

    From Questions to Results

    By Kathryn Castle

    What is early childhood teacher research and why is it important? How does a teacher researcher formulate a research question and a plan for doing research? How do teachers apply research results to effect change? Early Childhood Teacher Research is an exciting new resource that will address the...

    Published August 15th 2011 by Routledge
49. Changing Schools

    Alternative Ways to Make a World of Difference

    Edited by Terry Wrigley, Pat Thomson, Robert Lingard

    Changing Schools places educational and social aims at the centre of a discussion of educational change. It draws on forteen case studies to explore school change which is oriented towards social justice and democracy. In an age of global mobility, economic polarization and unprecedented...

    Published August 8th 2011 by Routledge
50. Reading Researchers in Search of Common Ground

    The Expert Study Revisited, 2nd Edition

    Edited by Rona F. Flippo

    In Reading Researchers in Search of Common Ground, Second Edition, Rona F. Flippo revisits her groundbreaking Expert Study, in which she set out to find common ground among experts in the much-fragmented field of reading research. The original edition, featuring contributions from participants in...

    Published July 25th 2011 by Routledge