The Sage handbook for research in education : pursuing ideas as the keystone of exemplary inquiry / edited by Clifton F. Conrad, Ronald C. Serlin.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Conrad, Clifton.

Serlin, Ronald C.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education--Research--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Education.

Education--Research.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

xi, 512 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE Publications, [2011]

Summary:

Conrad and Serlin (higher education and educational psychology, U. of Wisconsin-Madison) aim to encourage and inspire undergraduate and graduate education students, faculty, and educational practitioners to conduct meaningful inquiry. In 28 chapters, education scholars from the US, Canada, and the UK explore the context of inquiry, its purposes, and key stakeholders; challenges and issues in formulating meaningful problems and doing research, and strategies to address them, including data, design, analyses, and conclusions; and examples of critical incidents that have shaped their research. For this edition, chapters are separated into three parts, the second part has been revised to include new chapters that focus on formulating meaningful problems, and 11 new chapters have been added, on reviewing literature and formulating problems; design in qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods; integrating education inquiry across research traditions; writing, voicing, and disseminating research; using historical methods; appropriate scaffolds for new researchers; research on leadership and change; and the arc of research. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Part 1 Exploring Ideas: Embracing Inquiry and the Craft of Framing Meaningful Problems

Section I Exploring the Multiple Purposes of Inquiry and Key Stakeholders

Introductory Essay / D. C. Phillips Phillips, D. C. 9

1 Muddying the Waters Even More: The Many Faces of Empirical Educational Inquiry / D. C. Phillips Phillips, D. C. 13

2 Speaking Truth to Policy and Practice / Robert E. Floden Floden, Robert E. 29

3 Minding the Gap Between Research and Policy Making / David N. Plank Plank, David N. 43

Section II Formulating Meaningful Problems

Introductory Essay / Daniel K. Lapsley Lapsley, Daniel K. 59

4 Developing and Framing Meaningful Problems / Daniel K. Lapsley Lapsley, Daniel K. 63

5 Inquiry Through a Keyhole: Retroduction / Ronald C. Serlin Serlin, Ronald C. 77

6 Reviewing Literature and Formulating Problems / Carolyn Kelley Kelley, Carolyn 83

7 The Challenge of Framing a Problem: What Is Your Burning Question? / Susan Harter Harter, Susan 93

8 Developing and Nurturing Interesting and Researchable Ideas / Kathryn R. Wentzel Wentzel, Kathryn R. 111

9 Situating Ourselves and Our Inquiry: A First-Person Account / James Youniss Youniss, James 127

Part 2 Pursuing and sharing ideas: The design and conduct of inquiry and the communication of Results

Section III Opportunities and Challenges in Designing and Conducting Inquiry

Introductory Essay / Ronald C. Serlin Serlin, Ronald C. 141

10 Research Design in Qualitative/Quantitative/Mixed Methods / Michael R. Harwell Harwell, Michael R. 147

11 Intellect, Light, and Shadow in Research Design / John P. Bean Bean, John P. 165

12 Comparative Education: An Approach to Educational Inquiry / David Phillips Phillips, David 183

13 Conceptualizing and Conducting Meaningful Research Studies in Education / Ronald H. Heck Heck, Ronald H. 199

14 Constructing Data / Kadriye Ercikan Ercikan, Kadriye, Wolff-Michael Roth Roth, Wolff-Michael 219

15 Constructing Analyses: The Development of Thoughtfulness in Working With Quantitative Methods / Michael Seltzer Seltzer, Michael, Mike Rose Rose, Mike 245

16 Approaching Rigor in Applied Qualitative Research / J. Douglas Toma Toma, J. Douglas 263

17 Constructing Conclusions / King D Beach Beach, King D, Betsy Jane Becker Becker, Betsy Jane, Mary M. Kennedy Kennedy, Mary M. 281

18 Windows of Possibility: Perspectives on the Construction of Educational Researchers / Anna Neumann Neumann, Anna, Aaron M. Pallas Pallas, Aaron M. 299

19 Education as Design for Learning: A Model for Integrating Education Inquiry Across Research Traditions / Richard Halverson Halverson, Richard, Erica Rosenfeld Halverson Halverson, Erica Rosenfeld 323

Section IV Writing, Voicing, and Disseminating Research

Introductory Essay / Elizabeth Graue Graue, Elizabeth 341

20 Cultivating Idea-Centric Writing in Our Teaching of Writing / Laura A. Dunek Dunek, Laura A., Clifton F. Conrad Conrad, Clifton F. 343

21 Writing in Education Research / Elizabeth Graue Graue, Elizabeth 353

22 Experimenting With Voice and Reflexivity to Produce Multi-Voiced Texts / Elizabeth G. Creamer Creamer, Elizabeth G. 367

23 Getting the Word Out: Challenges and Opportunities in Explaining Educational Research to the World / Gerald W. Bracey Bracey, Gerald W. 381

Part 3 Engaging Ideas: Reflections of Scholars

Section V Reflections on Critical Incidents in Exemplary Inquiry

Introductory Essay / Elfrieda H. Hiebert Hiebert, Elfrieda H. 397

24 Using Historical Methods to Explore Educational Questions / Marybeth Gasman Gasman, Marybeth 401

25 Texts for Beginning Readers: The Search for Optimal Scaffolds / Elfrieda H. Hiebert Hiebert, Elfrieda H. 413

26 Conducting Research on Leadership and Change in Education / Karen Seashore Louis Louis, Karen Seashore 429

27 College Access and Educational Research: Persistent Problems and New Perspectives / Ryan Evely Gildersleeve Gildersleeve, Ryan Evely, Patricia M. McDonough McDonough, Patricia M. 449

28 The Arc of Research / William G. Tierney Tierney, William G. 473.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781412980005

1412980003

OCLC:

681497816