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Record Nr.

UNINA9910784932403321

Autore

Scott David <1951->

Titolo

Researching education [[electronic resource] ] : data, methods and theory in educational enquiry / / David Scott and Robin Usher

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Cassell, c1999

ISBN

1-282-70987-9

9786612709876

0-8264-2665-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (191 p.)

Collana

Institute of Education series

Altri autori (Persone)

UsherRobin <1944->

Disciplina

370.72

Soggetti

Education - Research

Teaching - Research

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [163]-171) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; ONE: Introduction; PART ONE: PHILOSOPHY; PART TWO: STRATEGIES AND METHODS; PART THREE: ISSUES; References; Name Index; Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

This volume is a study of the theory and practice of researching education. It examines the philosophical, historical, political and social contexts of researching and the implications of these for the collection and analysis of data. The authors argue that power is ever present in the construction of research texts and this is inevitable, as research imposes a closure of the world through representation and thus is always involved with and implicated in the operation of power. The book addresses such fundamental questions as: What is legitimate knowledge?, What is the relationship between the