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  • Why Context Matters in Educational Leadership

    A New Theoretical Understanding

    by Colin Evers, Gabriele Lakomski ...
    Why Context Matters in Educational Leadership: A New Theoretical Understanding is unique in the field of educational leadership studies. This book offers a systematic account of educational leadership from the perspective that context matters. It argues that studies of leadership in education can only progress if the importance of context is understood and presents context as a set of constraints ... Read more

    $52.99 USD

  • New Directions in Educational Leadership Theory

    Edited by Scott Eacott, Colin Evers ...
    Series series Educational Philosophy and Theory
    Educational leadership has a rich history of epistemological debate. From the ‘Theory Movement’of the 1950-1960s, through to Greenfield’s critique of logical empiricism in the 1970s, the emergence of Bates’ and Foster’s Critical Theory of educational administration in the 1980s, and Evers’ and Lakomski’s naturalistic coherentism from1990 to the present time, debates about ways of knowing, doing, ... Read more

    $68.99 USD

  • Realist Inquiry in Social Science

    by Colin Evers, Brian Douglas Haig ...
    Realist Inquiry in Social Science is an invaluable guide to conducting realist research. Written by highly regarded experts in the field, the first part of the book sets out the fundamentals necessary for rigorous realist research, while the second part deals with a number of its most important applications, discussing it in the context of case studies, action research and grounded theory amongst ... Read more

    $78.29 USD

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  • Social Research

    A Practical Introduction

    by Cate Curtis, Bruce Curtis ...
    Original, fresh and relevant this is a theoretically-informed practical guide to researching social relations.The text provides a mixed methods approach that challenges historical divisions between quantitative and qualitative research. It adopts a multidisciplinary approach to social science research, drawing from areas such as sociology, social psychology and social anthropology.Explicitly ... Read more

    $94.49 USD

  • The SAGE Handbook of Learning

    Edited by David Scott, Eleanore Hargreaves ...
    "Profound and useful, readers will benefit from the systematic treatment of learning through superb scholarship. Cultural-philosophical-curricular-pedagogical-historical perspectives on learning, curriculum, pedagogy, and assessment, and learners make this collection unique." - Carol A. Mullen, Professor of Educational Leadership, Virginia TechLearning is a fundamental topic in education. ... Read more

    $118.79 USD

  • Introduction to Social Research

    Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches

    by Keith F Punch ...
    In the new edition of Introduction to Social Research, Keith Punch takes a fresh look at the entire research process, from formulating a research question to writing up your research. Covering qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods, the book focuses on matching research questions to appropriate methods. Offering concise, balanced coverage, this book clearly explains the underlying principles ... Read more

    $119.69 USD

  • Emerging Approaches to Educational Research

    Tracing the Socio-Material

    by Tara Fenwick, Richard Edwards, Peter Sawchuk ...
    The last fifteen years have seen much conceptual and methodological innovation in research on education and learning across the lifecourse, bringing both fresh insights and new dilemmas. This innovation was initially fuelled by the growing influence of conceptual framings often named as either post-structural or postmodern. The works of Foucault, Derrida and Lyotard have variously found their way ... Read more

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  • Language Teacher Education for a Global Society

    A Modular Model for Knowing, Analyzing, Recognizing, Doing, and Seeing

    by B. Kumaravadivelu ...
    Series series ESL & Applied Linguistics Professional Series
    The field of second/foreign language teacher education is calling out for a coherent and comprehensive framework for teacher preparation in these times of accelerating economic, cultural, and educational globalization. Responding to this call, this book introduces a state-of-the-art model for developing prospective and practicing teachers into strategic thinkers, exploratory researchers, and ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

  • Alternative Narratives in Early Childhood

    An Introduction for Students and Practitioners

    by Peter Moss ...
    Series series Contesting Early Childhood
    Challenging dominant discourses in the field of early childhood education, this book provides an accessible introduction to some of the alternative narratives and diverse perspectives that are increasingly to be heard in this field, as well as discussing the importance of paradigm, politics and ethics.Peter Moss draws on material published in the groundbreaking Contesting Early Childhood series to ... Read more

    $52.99 USD

  • Understanding Language Teaching

    From Method to Postmethod

    by B. Kumaravadivelu ...
    Series series ESL & Applied Linguistics Professional Series
    This book traces the historical development of major language teaching methods in terms of theoretical principles and classroom procedures, and provides a critical evaluation of each. Drawing from seminal, foundational texts and from critical commentaries made by various scholars, Kumaravadivelu examines the profession's current transition from method to postmethod and, in the process, elucidates ... Read more

    $54.99 USD

  • A Very Short, Fairly Interesting and Reasonably Cheap Book about Management Research

    by Emma Bell, Richard Thorpe ...
    Series series Very Short, Fairly Interesting & Cheap Books
    In Management Research the authors provide a stimulating and critical overview of the key theoretical debates on research paradigms and methodologies, demystifying the process and providing invaluable insights into the politics and practice of research.Conceived by Chris Grey as an antidote to conventional textbooks, each book in the ‘Very Short, Fairly Interesting and Reasonably Cheap’ series ... Read more

    $30.59 USD

  • Reflections on Language Teacher Identity Research

    Edited by Gary Barkhuizen ...
    Reflections on Language Teacher Identity Research is the first book to present understandings of language teacher identity (LTI) from a broad range of research fields. Drawing on their personal research experience, 41 contributors locate LTI within their area of expertise by considering their conceptual understanding of LTI and the methodological approaches used to investigate it. The chapters are ... Read more

    $70.99 USD