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This book presents a fresh view of action research as a methodology uniquely suited to researching the processes of innovation and change. Drawing on twenty-five years’ experience of leading or facilitating action research projects, Bridget Somekh argues that action research can be a powerful systematic intervention, which goes beyond describing, analyzing and theorizing practices to reconstruct and transform those practices. The book examines action research into change in a range of educational settings, such as schools and classrooms, university departments, and a national evaluation of technology in schools. The opening chapter presents eight methodological principles and discusse...
Brings together feminist contributions from two generations of educational researchers to provide a comprehensive overview of contemporary research and theory emerging from ‘second wave’ feminism and assesses their impact on pupils and teachers in today’s schools and classrooms.
The material in this reader--concerned with patterns of race and gender inequality and the methods to tackle such inequalities--has been selected to complement Policy-Making in Education. (Education/Teaching)
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Report of the Uses Made of Examination Results Project.
This timely book takes stock of past and present feminist educational thinking and practice in Britain. It is the range and clarity of the descriptions of past feminist activities in education, combined with the complexities of contemporary feminist ideas, that make this book essential reading for a wide range of people. Wienr's style is direct and intellectually interactive.
How do Canadian students perceive and prepare for the world of work? To what extent do gender, race, region and social class shape their aspirations, opportunities, and experiences? Transitions: Schooling and Employment in Canada presents new research by scholars from across Canada engaged in the study of youth, schooling, employment and social change. The aim of the book is to describe the multiple transitions that young adults encounter in their journey from school to the world of paid employment. Different contexts and conditions affect these transitions and the authors employ historical, qualitative and quantitative methodologies in identifying them. Particular attention is paid to the t...
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