Educational Research

Connecting Research and Practice for Educational Improvement presents richly illustrated cases of how more collaborative relationships between researchers and educators can yield more relevant research that impacts practice...

Presenting sixteen key writings by celebrated author Professor John Gilbert, this unique book highlights important shifts in emphasis in science education research, and examines the influence of individuals and matters of national and international concern...

Presenting sixteen key writings by celebrated author Professor John Gilbert, this unique book highlights important shifts in emphasis in science education research, and examines the influence of individuals and matters of national and international concern...

The contributors to this book examine the relationships that exist between the social, political, economic and cultural contexts of inclusive education as it is being implemented - or in some cases not implemented...

First published in 1994, this book describes how cooperative group work can enhance relationships in the classroom, reduce prejudice and alleviate problems of victimisation and peer rejection...

Following Bourdieu and other theorists, Dimitriadis argues that educational researchers and practitioners must be increasingly self-reflexive about the positions they take, what they allow us to see and understand, and what they blind us to...

Published in 1985, this book examines how cultural identity is a key factor in shaping educational policy. It looks at policies designed for ethnic minorities and at policies aimed at bringing about far-reaching societal and cultural change. It discusses the tensions caused by policies and the press..

Design-based research offers a more collaborative approach to organizing for equitable educational change. Contributors offer new approaches for design research methodologies to encompass issues and contexts that have often been absent in most learning sciences research. It was published as a specia..

The idea of a linear progression from higher education to graduate employment is the basis on which policies such as widening participation and increase in tuition fees have been predicated. However, there is a disconnect between policy and experience as issues of social and class barriers into grad..

Published in 1994 this book highlights opportunities for developing economic and industrial understanding (EIU) and economic awareness through work in the other cross-curricular areas, through the National Curriculum core and foundation subjects and through other areas of study...

This book examines the challenges of developing research in teacher education in universities and schools across the four nations of the UK._x000D_ This book was published as a special issue of the Journal of Education for Teaching...

First Published in 2007. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...