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Research and the teacher : a qualitative introduction to school-based research
This major introductory textbook is written with the firm conviction that teachers can and should take responsibility for research into their own professional practice. It will help both student tachers and practising teachers, as well as those engaged in educational research more generally, to develop a sound knowledge of the background assumptions. issues and techniques of social and educational research.
The authors give a clear account of research process as it relates to practice of school-based teachers research can realistically conduct school-based research. They explore the practicalities of research ethics and responsibilities, writing up school-based research, and the contemporary situation in which teachers work.
By increasing teachers professional awareness of the complex factors which influence learning, Research and the Teachers will do much to improve educational practice.
THE AUTHORS
Graham Hitchcock is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Applied Social Sciences at Doncaster Metropolitan Institute of Higher Education, where David Hughes is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Humanities.
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