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9780761961406 Academic Inspection Copy

Qualitative Research in Education

Interaction and Practice
  • ISBN-13: 9780761961406
  • Publisher: SAGE PUBLICATIONS
    Imprint: SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
  • By Peter R Freebody
  • Price: AUD $467.00
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  • Local release date: 03/09/2007
  • Format: Hardback (234.00mm X 156.00mm) 248 pages Weight: 530g
  • Categories: Social research & statistics [JHBC]Education [JN]
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Qualitative Research in Education presents a thorough explanation of the complexities of educational research and demonstrates the importance of placing this knowledge within cultural, linguistic and sociological contexts. It is an extremely informative text, which constitutes essential reading for those, engaged in the research and analysis of educational data.
Peter is a Professorial Research Fellow and a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia. His interests are literacy education, educational disadvantage, classroom interaction and research methodology. He has authored or edited 10 books and over 20 research reports to government. He has published in international journals such as Reading Research Quarterly, Harvard Educational Review, American Educational Research Journal and the International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education. He has also contributed numerous invited entries in international handbooks and encyclopedias on literacy, critical literacy, and research methodology. He has served on numerous Australian state and national advisory groups in the area of literacy education and curriculum design. He was evaluator of the Australian national on-line curriculum initiative conducted by the Australian Curriculum Corporation, a co-founder of the Centre for Research in Pedagogy and Practice at the National Institute of Education, Singapore, and lead consultant in the development of the Australian English Curriculum. He is currently a member of the New South Wales State Ministerial Advisory Group on Literacy and Numeracy and is the Australian Commonwealth Government's nominee on the National Literacy and Numeracy Expert Group.
Education as Social and Cultural Practice Research in Education Problems with Practical Activity Exploring the Neighbourhood in Search of the `Qualitative' Are the Insiders Really `Family'? Categories of Qualitative Research Methods and Methodologies Ethnography, Case Study and Action Research Studying Educational Interactions Conducting and Analyzing Interviews Analyzing Educational Texts Studying Education as a Practical Accomplishment
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