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Research Methods for the Self-Study of Practice

  • Unlike methods for doing traditional research, the self-study methods are both the phenomenon under study and the method of researching oneself and others
  • Provides concrete illustrations of both verbal and visual data collection and analysis in self-study methodology in a variety of contexts
  • Richly describes the interdependence among researchers, contexts and methods
  • Illustrates different developmental levels in the self-study methodology

Part of the book series: Self-Study of Teaching and Teacher Education Practices (STEP, volume 9)

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxii
  2. Self-Study Through the Use of Text

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-2
    2. Teaching and Learning Through Narrative Inquiry

      • Rosa T. Chiu-Ching, Esther Yim-mei Chan
      Pages 17-33
  3. Self-Study Through Discourse and Dialogue

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 51-54
    2. Talking Teaching and Learning: Using Dialogue in Self-Study

      • Katheryn East, Linda M. Fitzgerald, Melissa L. Heston
      Pages 55-72
  4. Self-Study Through Visual Representation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 99-100
    2. Faces and Spaces and Doing Research

      • Morwenna Griffiths, Heather Malcolm, Zoè Williamson
      Pages 101-118
    3. Facing the Public: Using Photography for Self-Study and Social Action

      • Claudia Mitchell, Sandra Weber, Kathleen Pithouse
      Pages 119-134
    4. Making Meaning of Practice through Visual Metaphor

      • Deborah Tidwell, Mary P. Manke
      Pages 135-153
    5. Creating Representations: Using Collage in Self-study

      • Mary Lynn Hamilton, Stefinee Pinnegar
      Pages 155-170
  5. Back Matter

    Pages 231-241

About this book

This volume presents 13 studies that provide concrete and authentic illustrations of self-study as it naturally unfolds across different educational settings. Each chapter provides in-depth descriptions of the context, method choices and processes used for self-study research, highlighting how researchers gather, analyze and make sense of data. All of these studies offer rich examples of the recursive processes so important in self-study research. The first section highlights the use of text as data to examine the meaning and value of teacher education practices. The second features self-studies using discourse and dialogue as data and often as actual analysis tools for examining practice. The third presents studies in which different forms of visual representations are used as data that illuminate the ideas, assumptions and experiences underlying practice. The final section presents self-studies focused on the impact of practice on teacher education programs, students, and faculty-student interactions.

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Softcover Book USD 179.99
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Hardcover Book USD 179.99
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