Overview
- Explores the contextual, conceptual, methodological and transformational challenges and opportunities presented in and by the conduct of education research
- Explores a range of research methods such as eResearch, mixed-methods, qualitative, quantitative, collaborative and practice-led research
- Explores the challenges faced by researchers from across the Social Sciences
Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in Education Research Methods (PSERM)
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The book is structured around three main themes; politics, ethics, philosophies and theories of education research mazes; mazes in and with specific research methods; and mazes in and with specific research tasks and technologies. Each account develops broader lessons for enhancing the impact, quality, relevance and significance of research in other disciplines as well as education.
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Keywords
- Qualitative Research
- Quantitative Research
- Mixed-Methods Research
- School Principals
- Practice-led Research
- Design-Based Research
- School Curriculum
- Secondary Data
- Collaborative Research
- eResearch
- literature reviews
- Research computing
- Research contexts
- Research ethics
- Research methods
- Research philosophy
- Research politics
- Secondary data
Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Navigating the Politics, Ethics, Philosophies and Theories of Education Research Mazes
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Navigating Mazes in and with Specific Research Methods
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Navigating Mazes in and with Specific Research Tasks and Technologies
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Francis Gacenga is the Queensland Cyber Infrastructure Foundation eResearch Analyst at the University of Southern Queensland, Australia.
Patrick Alan Danaher is Associate Dean (Research and Research Training) in the Faculty of Education, Law and Arts at the University of Southern Queensland, Australia. He is also currently Adjunct Professor in the School of Education and the Arts in the Higher Education Division at Central Queensland, Australia.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Navigating the Education Research Maze
Book Subtitle: Contextual, Conceptual, Methodological and Transformational Challenges and Opportunities for Researchers
Editors: Dolene Rossi, Francis Gacenga, Patrick Alan Danaher
Series Title: Palgrave Studies in Education Research Methods
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-39853-2
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-39852-5Published: 15 December 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-81980-8Published: 24 June 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-39853-2Published: 25 November 2016
Series ISSN: 2662-7345
Series E-ISSN: 2662-7353
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 289
Number of Illustrations: 16 b/w illustrations
Topics: Research Methodology, Methodology of the Social Sciences, Sociology of Education, Early Childhood Education, Research Ethics, Curriculum Studies