This work acquaints students and beginning researchers with a broad view of research methodologies and the assumptions that informs each approach. It can be used as a text for introductory research courses in the professional fields and social sciences.
This work acquaints students and beginning researchers with a broad view of research methodologies and the assumptions that informs each approach. It ...
Although articles reporting research studies are helpful in acquainting students with methodological approaches, they often make the process look so straightforward, clean, and effortless. It is rare to find an article that tells the "real" story behind the finished product. By having real researchers tell their own stories of "mucking around" with methodological and ethical issues in qualitative research, we get a more realistic, human story of the process. This is a collection of such stories. Authors were asked to describe their own experiences with methodological and ethical struggles as...
Although articles reporting research studies are helpful in acquainting students with methodological approaches, they often make the process look so s...
Patricia O'Reilly Elizabeth M. Penn Kathleen B. Demarrais
This text for preservice and in-service teacher education courses shows how schools can educate girls and promote their positive self-esteem at the same time. Its purpose is to help teachers facilitate the development of gender-equitable schools and classrooms. Taking a feminist developmental approach, the text draws on an interdisciplinary knowledge base, synthesizing research from psychology, anthropology, sociology, and education. While it is rooted in scholarly research, the focus is on clarifying the connection between theory and practice, with an emphasis on practical applications. ...
This text for preservice and in-service teacher education courses shows how schools can educate girls and promote their positive self-esteem at the sa...