| Description |
xxii, 598 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Contents |
Section One: Exploring the multiple purposes of inquiry and key stakeholders: introductory essay / D.C. Phillips -- Muddying the waters: the many purposes of educational inquiry / D.C. Phillips -- What knowledge users want / Robert E. Floden -- Minding the gap between research and policy-making / David N. Plank and Debbi Harris -- Section Two: Identifying meaningful problems and approaches to inquiry across and within fields: introductory essay / John Weidman and Laura Perna -- All else is never equal: opportunity lost and found on the p- path to college access / Patricia M. McDonough and R. Evely Gildersleeve -- Studying teacher education programs: enriching and enlarging the inquiry / Kenneth Zeichner -- What are we tripping on?: transgressing the fault lines in research on the preparation of multicultural educators / Carl Grant and Vonzell Agosto -- Moving forward: ideas for research on school, family, and community partnerships / Joyce L. Epstein and Steven B. Sheldon -- Research on instruction and learning in science: elaborating the design approach / Michael Ford and Ellice Forman -- Learning in science and mathematics: the role of philosophy, theory, and methodology in shaping our developing understanding / Juliet A. Baxter and Shirley J. Magnusson -- Re-conceptualizing and re-centering research in special education / Cheryl Hanley-Maxwell and Brian Bottge -- Discovering unheard voices: explorations in the history of education, childhood, and juvenile justice / Steven Schlossman -- Counseling psychology / Mary Lee Nelson and Cindy Juntunen -- Educational leadership / Jane Lindle -- Socialization of students in higher education: organizational perspectives / John Weidman -- Minority-serving institutions of higher education: building upon and extending lines of inquiry for the advancement of the public good / Jason N. Johnson, Clifton F. Conrad, and Laura Perna -- Comparative education: an approach to educational inquiry / David Phillips -- Section Three: Challenges in formulating and framing meaningful problems: introductory essay / Daniel K. Lapsley -- Situating ourselves and our inquiry: a first-person account / James Youniss -- Developing and nurturing interesting and researchable ideas / Kathryn R. Wentzel -- The challenge of framing a problem: what is your burning question? / Susan Harter -- Section Four: Challenges in preparing for inquiry: introductory essay / Scott Thomas -- Light and shadow in research design / John P. Bean -- Conceptualizing and conducting meaningful research studies in education / Ron Heck -- Sampling: rationale and rigor in choosing what to observe / Scott Thomas -- Approaching rigor in applied qualitative research / Doug Toma -- Section Five: Challenges in conducting inquiry: introductory essay / King Beach and Betsy Becker -- Windows of possibility: perspectives on the construction of educational researchers / Anna Neumann and Aaron Pallas -- Constructing data / Kadriye Erickan and Wolff-Michael Roth -- Constructing Analyses: The Development of Thoughtfulness in Working with Quantitative Methods / Michael Seltzer and Mike Rose -- Constructing conclusions / Betsy Jane Becker, King Beach III, and Mary Kennedy, -- Section Six: Challenges in writing, voice, and dissemination of research: introductory essay / Beth Graue -- Writing in education research / Beth Graue -- Experimenting with voice and reflexivity in social science texts / Elizabeth Creamer -- Getting the word out: challenges and opportunities in explaining educational research to the world / Gerald Bracey. |
| Subject |
Education -- Research -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Education -- Research. |
| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals.
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Handbooks and manuals.
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| Added Author |
Conrad, Clifton.
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Serlin, Ronald C.
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| ISBN |
1412906407 cloth |
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9781412906401 cloth |
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