Synopses & Reviews
This is an important new resource in qualitative research methods and educational research. This benchmark work gives readers a solid understanding of qualitative research and evaluation, and its great promise for evaluating and guiding educational practice. It demonstrates how the same methods used by critics in the arts and humanities, such as observing performance qualities, setting, and interaction patterns, also applies to the classroom practice. Excellent examples are provided to show what this type of research looks like, and how it can be applied to the evaluation of teaching, learning, and the overall school environment.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p.247-256) and index.
Table of Contents
Introduction.
1. Qualitative Thought and Human Understanding.
2. What Makes a Study Qualitative?
3. Objectivity and Subjectivity in Qualitative Research and Evaluation.
4. Educational Connoisseurship.
5. Educational Criticism.
6. Validity in Educational Criticism.
7. A Closer Look at Educational Criticism.
8. The Meaning of Method in Qualitative Inquiry.
9. Do Qualitative Case Studies Have Lessons to Teach?
10. Ethical Tensions, Controversies, and Dilemmas in Qualitative Research.
11. Looking Ahead: Preparing Qualitative Researchers.
References.
Index.