Assessing quality in applied and practice-based research in education

Continuing the debate

Edited by John Furlong, Alis Oancea

Published September 27th 2007 by Routledge.

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Learning Privilege

Lessons of Power and Identity in Affluent Schooling

By Adam Howard

How can teachers bridge the gap between their commitments to social justice and their day to day practice? This is the question author Adam Howard asked...

Published September 12th 2007 by Routledge.

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The Dynamics of Educational Effectiveness

A Contribution to Policy, Practice and Theory in Contemporary Schools

By Bert P.M. Creemers, Leonidas Kyriakides

This book brings together the current thinking and research of two major investigators in the field of educational effectiveness. After defining educational effectiveness, the authors...

Published September 10th 2007 by Routledge.

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Changing Identities in Higher Education

Voicing Perspectives

Edited by Ronald Barnett, Roberto Di Napoli

In this timely and innovative book scholars from Europe, the UK, North America and Australia, explore their own sense of identity, reflecting both on their...

Published September 6th 2007 by Routledge.

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Educational Research and Policy-Making

Exploring the Border Country Between Research and Policy

Edited by Lesley Saunders

This book provides a fascinating insight into the sometimes troubled relationship between ‘research’ and ‘policy-making’ in education. It shows how each of these areas of...

Published August 23rd 2007 by Routledge.

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Achievement and Inclusion in Schools

By Lani Florian, Martyn Rouse, Kristine Black Hawkins

This practical and timely text evaluates the relationship between achievement and inclusion. The authors argue that high levels of inclusion can be entirely compatible with...

Published July 19th 2007 by Routledge.

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Using Narrative Inquiry as a Research Method

An Introduction to Using Critical Event Narrative Analysis in Research on Learning and Teaching

By Leonard Webster, Patricie Mertova

This book provides a much needed up-to-date introduction to the topic of narrative inquiry – which has seen a growing interest in recent years. Narrative...

Published July 5th 2007 by Routledge.

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Spatial Theories of Education

Policy and Geography Matters

Edited by Kalervo N. Gulson, Colin Symes

This collection of original work draws on the 'spatial turn' in contemporary social theory. Drawing on theories of space allows for a more sophisticated understanding...

Published June 15th 2007 by Routledge.

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Social Capital, Lifelong Learning and the Management of Place

An International Perspective

Edited by Michael Osborne, Kate Sankey, Bruce Wilson

With contributions from around the world, this book brings together inter-related research from three fields: social capital, place management and lifelong learning regions. Providing valuable...

Published June 7th 2007 by Routledge.

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Thesis and Dissertation Writing in a Second Language

A Handbook for Supervisors

By Brian Paltridge, Sue Starfield

The relationship of supervisor to student has traditionally been seen as one of apprenticeship, in which much learning is tacit, with the expectation that the...

Published May 31st 2007 by Routledge.

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