Using Educational Research to Inform Practice: A Practical Guide to Practitioner Research in Universities and Colleges

by Foreman-peck; Lorraine

• ISBN13: 9780415450102
• ISBN10: 0415450101
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2010-08-02
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Here is a clear, practical and accessible account of the way in which educational research can be used to inform teaching in universities and colleges. The book begins by setting the background to requirements for evidence-informed teaching and then addresses the question of what lecturers need to know in order to become users of research evidence. The authors

Author Biography

Lorraine Foreman-Peck is Research Fellow at Oxford University, Department of Educational Studies and Visiting Professor of Education at Northumbria University. Christopher Winch is Head of the Department of Education and Professional Studies at King's College, London and Professor of Educational Philosophy and Policy.

Table of Contents

List of tables	p. viii
Acknowledgements	p. ix
What's the use of practitioner research?	p. 1
Professional knowledge	p. 16
What is educational research anyway?	p. 32
'Good practice' and evidence-based teaching	p. 45
Handle with care: reading and evaluating research	p. 56
Practitioner research in action: doing one's own research	p. 69
Models of practitioner research	p. 82
Standards in practitioner research	p. 97
Researching responsibly: the ethics of practitioner research	p. 109
Examples of practitioner research case studies	p. 123
Glossary	p. 133
Index	p. 139
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