Applying Theory to Educational Research An Introductory Approach with Case Studies

by Adams, Jeff; Cochrane, Matt; Dunne, Linda

• ISBN13: 9780470972366
• ISBN10: 047097236X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-10-17
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

Applying Theory to Educational Research provides educational researchers with an accessible introduction to the process of selecting and applying theories in their work. Offers an innovative and accessible approach to educational research by providing practical examples of the application of theory Gives 'hands-on' accounts for the researcher and practitioner Explains and discusses complex ideas in the light of experience in using and applying them Covers the application of major theorists such as Bourdieu, Foucault, Weber, Derrida, and Vygotsky

Author Biography

Jeff Adams is Professor of Education at the University of Chester and Principal Editor of the International Journal of Art and Design Education. He is the author of Documentary Graphic Novels and Social Realism (2008) and co-author of Teaching Through Contemporary Art (2008).

Matt Cochrane is Senior Lecturer in Education at Edge Hill University. He is a co-author of Teaching Science (2009).

 Linda Dunne is Senior Lecturer and Research Fellow at Edge Hill University. She is a member of the British Educational Research Council.

Table of Contents

About the Contributors	p. vii
Preface	p. xiii
Acknowledgements	p. xv
Introduction	p. 1
New Voices: Beginning Researchers Apply Theory	p. 11
Learning and Maintaining Professional Expertise Within a Multi-Professional Critical Care Team	p. 15
The 'Q' Standards and Initial Teacher Training: The Discursive Formation of Teachers and their Trainers	p. 31
Power and Status Theories in Teachers' Professional Development	p. 47
The Process of Technology Learning: Applying Bruner's Theory on Play, Discovery and Cultural Learning to the Acquisition of ICT Capability	p. 61
Emergent Voices: Accounts by Researchers Becoming Familiar with the Use of Theory	p. 75
Teachers' Professional Identity: Theoretical Perspectives on Workplace Learning in the Teaching Context	p. 81
Children's University Aspirations and the Effects of Cultural and Social Capital	p. 95
Finding Theory Through Collaborative Research	p. 109
How Applying a Discourse-Based Approach to Investigate Inclusion Changed a Research Project and a Way of Thinking	p. 123
Voices of Experience: Accounts by Researchers Versed in the Use of Theory	p. 139
Should I be Singing This, and if So, How High?: Theoretical Approaches to Boyhood and Masculinity	p. 145
Theorizing from Bricolage: Researching Collaboration in Art and Design Education	p. 157
Constructivism and the Pedagogy of Teacher Education: Reflections on Practice	p. 175
Developing Professional Practice through Action Research: Theory-Generative Approaches in Practitioner Research	p. 189
Art Practice as Education Research	p. 203
Postscript	p. 219
Index	p. 221
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