Brenda Lawrence, Louis Murray

Practitioner-Based Enquiry

Principles and Practices for Postgraduate Research

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book has been written specifically for postgraduate students carrying out small-scale research projects in and around their work environments and for those undertaking research projects as part of their higher education courses. The book will also be useful to teachers, tutors, lecturers and trainers who want to use the concept of practitioner-based enquiry to enquire into their own institutional practices, and produce reports which can be submitted for academic credits leading to the award of certificates and degrees from universities and other professional bodies.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. April 2000
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 160mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 544g
• ISBN-13: 9780750707725
• ISBN-10: 0750707720
• Artikelnr.: 22001131

Autorenporträt

Louis Murray is Principal Lecturer in Education at the University of Portsmouth. A professional educator for over 20 years, Dr Murray is author of numerous publications on applied educational research and the social foundations of education. Brenda Lawrence is Senior Lecturer in education at the University of Portsmouth and a practising educational psychologist. Dr Lawrence has an extensive research background and publications record, and has been involved with postgraduate course teaching for a number of years.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1.What is Practitioner-Based Enquiry? 2.The Basis of Critique
of Practitioner-Based Enquiry 3.Opening the Tool Bag: Proactive Behaviour
in Planning an Enquiry 4.'Ologies and Analogies: Tuning the Mind to
Research Design 5.Contriving Methodology: Bringing Unity to Knowing and
Doing in Research Activity 6.Analysing and Writing - Writing and Analysing
7.Making a Difference: Using PBE to Influence Policy and Practice