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Education has continued to grow in stature and significance as an academic discipline. In addition to world renowned research studies the growth of education has been seen in the methodology and methods underpinning its research. The BERA/SAGE Handbook of Educational Research provides a cutting edge account of the research and methodology that is creating new understandings for education research, policy and practice. Over two volumes, the handbook addresses educational research in six essential components: Section 1: Understanding Research Section 2: Planning Research Section 3: Approaches to Research Section 4: Acquiring Data Section 5: Analysing Data Section 6: Reporting, Disseminating and Evaluating Research Featuring contributions from more than 50 of the biggest names in the international field, The BERA/SAGE Handbook of Educational Research represents a very significant contribution to the development of education.
Historical Research
Historical Research
Introduction
This chapter explores the kinds of engagement with historical sources of evidence that constitutes historical research in the field of education. In doing so, it assesses the kinds of historical sources that can be deployed as evidence to support a fuller understanding of education, and the methodological issues that arise from these (see also McCulloch and Richardson, 2000 for an earlier and more detailed discussion of related issues).
There is first of all a range of published and readily accessible sources that may be used for this purpose. These include published policy reports, records of parliamentary debates, contemporary books and treatises, textbooks, autobiographies, newspapers, periodicals, novels, short stories, children's books, comics, drama, poetry, and art.
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