1st Edition
Research as Social Change New Opportunities for Qualitative Research
196 Pages
by
Routledge
192 Pages
by
Routledge
196 Pages
by
Routledge
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Have you ever thought research is boring? "Research" writes Umberto Eco "should be fun". It seems unlikely that Umberto Eco has read many of the standard social science or education research texts. But social research does offer the possibility of involvement in projects that are informative, sometimes revealing, and fun to do. This book shows us that teaching, learning and research are... Read more
1 Social research as social action 2 Elephants and apples: from social perception to false Consciousness 3 Collective memory-work: the self as a re/source for re/Search 4 Being there: using pictures to see the invisible 5 Reading to write: finding song lines in the research Literature 6 Theory is not just theoretical 7 Emotional work in doing research: looking at/with a blind spot in academic relationships 8 In place of work: beyond the recognition of prior learning 9 Windows to look through/windows to break, open or close
Biography
Michael Schratz teaches methodology and curriculum innovation at the University of Innsbruck and his research interests in management and leadership in the context of educational change have recently taken him to communities in Estonia, Croatia and Australia. Rob Walker teaches classroom research by distance education at Deakin University, his students being located in various parts of Australia and elsewhere around the Pacific rim.
