Researching your professional practice : doing interpretive research
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Researching your professional practice : doing interpretive research
(Doing qualitative research in educational settings)
Open University Press, 2001
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- : pbk
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Bibliography: p. [121]-123
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
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: pbk ISBN 9780335207633
Description
* What is interpretive research?
* How do you approach doing interpretive research?
* How do you do interpretive research well?
This book is for the professional educator who wants to make use of good interpretive research practice to help them do their job better. A view on the nature of interpretation within the qualitative approach is presented which leads on to a model of doing qualitative research the interpretive way that is both credible and trustworthy. The book is designed to demystify the interpretive/qualitative research process for educators doing a further degree at masters or doctoral level. Examples in the book from doctoral students who are teachers, lecturers, advisers and education managers, cover the area of arts education, TEFL, home-school relations and teacher education and development. The book will be of particular interest to educators doing research who want to raise their awareness of the perceptions and needs of others with whom and for whom they are responsible and who want to improve their understanding of the process and the content of their work.
Table of Contents
Preface
Part one: Understanding interpretive research
A perspective on interpretive research
A personal approach to interpretivism
Part two: Understanding interpretive research
Approaching practice
Watch, listen, ask, record
Analysis and interpretation
Part three: Describing interpretive research
Researching your professional practice
References
Index.
- Volume
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: hbk ISBN 9780335207640
Description
This volume is for the professional educator who wants to make use of good interpretive research practice to help them do their job better. A view on the nature of interpretation within the qualitative approach is presented which leads on to a model of doing qualitative research the interpretive way that is both credible and trustworthy. The book is designed to demystify the interpretive/qualitive research process for educators doing a further degree at masters or doctoral level. Examples in the book from doctoral students who are teachers, lecturers, advisers and education managers, cover the area of arts education, TEFL, home-school relations and teacher education and development. The book should be of particular interest to educators doing research who want to raise their awareness of the perceptions and needs of others with whom and for whom they are responsible and who want to improve their understanding of the process and the content of their work.
Table of Contents
Preface - Part one: Understanding interpretive research - A perspective on interpretive research - A personal approach to interpretivism - Part two: Understanding interpretive research - Approaching practice - Watch, listen, ask, record - Analysis and interpretation - Part three: Describing interpretive research - Researching your professional practice - References - Index.
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