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Record Nr.

UNINA9910956784003321

Autore

Freebody Peter

Titolo

Qualitative research in education : interaction and practice / / Peter Freebody

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Thousand Oaks, Calif., : SAGE Publications, 2003

ISBN

1-4462-2839-8

0-7619-6141-0

1-4462-0532-0

1-84920-967-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xi, 234 p.) : maps

Collana

Introducing qualitative methods

Disciplina

370/.7/2

Soggetti

Education - Research

Qualitative 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. [219]-228) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 - Education as Social and Cultural Practice; 2 - Research in Education: Problems with Practical Activity; 3 - Exploring the Neighbourhood in Search of the 'Qualitative'; 4 - Are the Insiders Really 'Family'? Categories of Qualitative Research; 5 - Methods and Methodologies: Ethnography, Case Study and Action Research; 6 - Studying Educational Interactions; 7 - Conducting and Analysing Interviews; 8 - Analysing Educational Texts; 9 - Studying Education as a Practical Accomplishment; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Peter Freebody explains the complexities of educational research and demonstrates the importance of situating the resulting knowledge within cultural, linguistic and sociological contexts.