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1	Doing Educational Research more books like this by Geoffrey Walford add to wishlist Doing Educational Research collects together the semi-autobiographical accounts of the research of thirteen major educationalists, all of whom have been involved in prominent and influential projects. In recounting the ways in which their work was conducted, the authors focus on the practical and personal aspects of the research process, so often ... see all copies from $6.57! new only from $47.78! \| SVS
2	Methodological Issues and Practices in Ethnography by Geoff Troman (Editor), Bob Jeffrey (Editor), Geoffrey Walford (Editor) add to wishlist What counts as ethnography and what counts as good ethnography are both highly contested. This volume brings together chapters presenting a diversity of views on some of the current issues and practices in ethnographic methodology. It does not try to present a single coherent view but, through its heterogeneity, illustrates the strengths and ... see all copies from $47.50! new only from $47.50! \| SVS
3	Identity, Agency and Social Institutions in Educational Ethnography by Geoff Troman (Editor), Bob Jeffrey (Editor), Geoffrey Walford (Editor) add to wishlist The prime focus on the social processes of schooling within educational ethnography has tended to marginalise or eschew the importance of other 'informal' educational sites. Other social institutions, such as family, community, media and popular culture, work and prisons are salient arenas in which behaviours and lives are regulated. They all ... see all copies from $47.50! new only from $47.50! \| SVS
4	Doing Doc Edu Ethnograph See7h more books like this by Geoffrey Walford (Editor) add to wishlist Doing a doctorate in education is always a challenging and difficult process. Doing a doctorate in education that is based upon ethnographic research is even more so. This title draws together a series of semi-autobiographical reflexive accounts of the process of doing a doctorate using educational ethnography. The individual studies include ... see all copies from $75.61! new only from $75.61! \| SVS
5	Researching the Powerful in Education more books like this by Geoffrey Walford (Editor) add to wishlist In this text, leading analysts in education and policy provide an overview of methods for researching those in positions of power. Over the past decade, there has been a dramatic increase in research studies on the powerful, bringing new understanding of the policy-making and policy-implementation process. This is the first book to bring together ... see all copies from $36.79! new only from $54.01!
6	Doing Research about Education more books like this by Geoffrey Walford (Editor) add to wishlist This work brings together semi-autobiographical accounts from major educationalists about their influential research, focusing on the practical and personal aspects of the research process. The collection reflects the great changes that have occured within educational research since the 1980s and deals with the issues and situations of the late ... see all copies from $34.51! new only from $37.89! \| SVS
7	Selected poems more books like this by Thomas Hardy add to wishlist "Bloomsbury Poetry Classics" are selections from the work of some of our greatest poets. The series is aimed at the general reader rather than the specialist and carries no critical or explanatory apparatus. This can be found elsewhere. In the series the poems introduce themselves, on an uncluttered page and in a format that is both attractive and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.95! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Ethnographies of Education & Cultural Conflicts: Strategies and Resolutions more books like this by Bob Jeffrey (Editor), Geoffrey Walford (Editor) add to wishlist National Curricular need to be interpreted in terms of the cultures and experience of learners and adjusted accordingly, for example a literacy and history curriculum needs to include perspectives relevant to the local culture. Teachers, learners, families and communities mediate, appropriate, subvert, and challenge the processes of policy ... see all copies from $55.00! new only from $55.00! \| SVS
9	The Private Schooling of Girls: Past and Present more books like this by Walford Geoffre, Geoffrey Walford (Editor) add to wishlist Hitherto only a small proportion of the research on private education has been on the schooling of girls. Debate on the subject, while often heated, even prejudiced, proceeds largely in ignorance of the historical development of private schooling, the currently changing nature of private schooling, and the wide diversity of provision of private ... see all copies from $29.00! new only from $53.12! \| SVS
10	Genders and Sexualities in Educational Ethnography more books like this by Walford Geoffrey Walford (Editor), Geoffrey Walford, C Hudson (Editor) add to wishlist Studies of gender and education have been at the forefront of much ethnographic research for several decades, but the interest in sexualities and education is more recent. Indeed, to study sexualities and schooling is, almost in itself, a challenge to many common assumptions about children and what it is 'to be a child'. However, study of the ... see all copies from $139.30! new only from $139.30! \| SVS
11 view cover	Tracing Education Policy: Selections from the Oxford Review of Education more books like this by David Phillips (Editor), Geoffrey Walford (Editor) add to wishlist This book brings together key articles that trace the development of British education policy since 1975 and provides a valuable route map to developments within education policy during this period. It includes 26 seminal articles from the journal "Oxford Review of Education", written by many of the leading authors in the field, and covering ... see all copies from $126.19! new only from $126.19! \| SVS
12 view cover	Critical Ethnography and Education more books like this by Phil Francis Carspecken, Geoffrey Walford (Editor), Francis Carspecken Phil Francis Carspecken (Editor) add to wishlist Volume five of this expanding series of books draws together a collection of papers based on a particular form of critical ethnography developed by Phil Francis Carspecken and his colleagues at the University of Houston. Each chapter is based on a unique field project conducted in the Houston area which was planned and conducted by its particular ... see all copies from $142.18! new only from $142.18! \| SVS
13 view cover	Debates Devel Ethno Meth See6h more books like this by Lisa R Myers, Geoffrey Walford (Editor) add to wishlist What counts as ethnography and what counts as good ethnographic methodology are both highly contested. Volume 6 of this expanding series of books draws together a collection of chapters presenting a diversity of views on some of the debates and developments in ethnographic methodology. It does not try to present a single coherent view but, through ... see all copies from $97.00! new only from $97.00! \| SVS
14 view cover	How to Do Educational Ethnography more books like this by Geoffrey Walford (Editor) add to wishlist Following a brief introduction to the nature and history of ethnography, Walford considers questions of site selection, access, and ethics in research. Each chapter is illustrated with practical examples for the authors' own works. see all copies from $22.03! new only from $22.03! \| SVS
15 view cover	Ethnography and Education Policy more books like this by Geoffrey Walford, Walford G Walford (Editor) add to wishlist This book emphasises the central place that ethnographic work should have in the formulation and evaluation of education policy. Ethnographic studies contribute to a greater understanding of the process formulation, evaluation and critique. First, careful studies of policy initiatives at the local level can show the extent to which change actually ... see all copies from $142.19! new only from $142.19! \| SVS
16 view cover	Durkheim's Suicide more books like this by W S F Walford, W S F Pickering (Editor), Geoffrey Walford (Editor) add to wishlist Durkheim's book on suicide, first published in 1897, is widely regarded as a classic text, and is essential reading for any student of Durkheim's thought and sociological method. Whilst the subject of suicide exerts an intrinsic emotional fascination, Durkheim employed an empirical methodology that attempted to build on fact. This book examines ... see all copies from $141.88! new only from $141.88! \| SVS
17 view cover	Method Devel in Ethnography V12 more books like this by G Walford G, Geoffrey Walford (Editor) add to wishlist What counts as ethnography and what counts as good ethnographic methodology are both highly contested. This volume brings together chapters presenting a diversity of views on some of the current debates and developments in the field. It does not try to present a single coherent view but, through its heterogeneity, illustrates the strength and ... see all copies from $132.60! new only from $132.60! \| SVS
18 view cover	Explorations in Methodology more books like this by Alexander Massey (Editor), Geoffrey Walford (Editor) add to wishlist The series as a whole recognises that the nature of ethnography is contested, and takes this to be a sign of its strength and vitality. This second volume in the series focuses on debates and developments in methodology and the many ways in which ethnographic work interacts with education. The contributions to this volume are diverse and ... see all copies from $81.59! new only from $115.04! \| SVS
19	Life in Public Schools more books like this by Geoffrey Walford add to wishlist see all copies from $17.66!
20 view cover	Durkheim and Modern Education more books like this by Geoffrey Walford (Editor), W. S. Pickering (Editor), British Centre for Durkheimian Studies (Editor) add to wishlist Emile Durkheim's teaching and writing on education has traditionally been a neglected area of research. Much of his work on this subject was published posthumously and only translated into English in the late 1970s. However, philosophers of education increasingly argue that Durkheim's ideas are applicable to modern education. This volume explores ... see all copies from $146.78! new only from $146.78!
21	Educational Politics: Pressure Groups and Faith-Based Schools more books like this by Geoffrey Walford add to wishlist An account of the political activity of pressure groups which shaped the 1993 Education Act. This study focuses upon the role of the Christian Schools Campaign which was responsible for significant changes in the 1992 and 1993 Education Acts. The nature of pressure groups is also examined. see all copies from $36.59! new only from $74.75!
22 view cover	Investigating Educational Policy Through Ethnography more books like this by Geoffrey Walford add to wishlist Within the United Kingdom questions about the relevance of educational research and its relationship to policy have recently been the centre of a prolonged, public and sometimes acrimonious debate.The chapters in this book illustrate the ability of ethnographic work to assist in understanding the effects of educational policies to gradually ... see all copies from $157.08! new only from $157.08!
23 view cover	Children Learning in Context more books like this by Geoffrey Walford add to wishlist The papers in this collection are bound together by their ethnographic focus on children learning within a range of contexts. They illustrate the rich and intricate patterns which can be revealed through ethnographic exploration of the diversity of forms and settings for children's learning. The title "Children Learning in Context" - rather than ... see all copies from $64.20!
24 view cover	Educational Strategies Among Muslims in the Context of Globalization: Some National Case Studies more books like this by Holger Daun (Editor), Geoffrey Walford (Editor) add to wishlist This book presents an overview of Islamic educational institutions and the types of schools available for Islamic or mixed education in selected countries in Africa, Southeast Asia, Middle East and Europe. see all copies from $132.06! new only from $132.06!
25 view cover	Doing Qualitative Educational Research more books like this by Geoffrey Walford add to wishlist Reflecting the trials and tribulations and the problems and promises of conducting research, this guide reveals it as a much more complex process than is usually recognised, often messy and disorganised. It looks at issues from choosing topics through methods to publication of findings. see all copies from $50.66!

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