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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.
Personal Experience Methods in Practitioner Research
Personal Experience Methods in Practitioner Research
Introduction – Practitioner research and its focus on personal experience
Practitioner research is an umbrella term that encompasses a range of educational research approaches and genres, including action research, teacher research, and reflective practice. Broadly speaking, it is a form of insider-research carried out by educators, usually teachers, individually or collaboratively, with the main aim of understanding teaching and learning in context and from the perspectives of those who experience it (Cochran-Smith and Lytle, 2009; Zeichner, 1999). An underpinning assumption of practitioner research is that a social practice such as teaching is best understood and researched by those directly involved in it. ...
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