Research as Social Change: New Opportunities for Qualitative Res

Taylor & Francis

More than just a conventional research text, this book provides an alternative view of educational research examining questions of action research, qualitative research and case study methods. All in all, an essential purchase for any researcher. > Have you ever thought research is boring? \""Research\"" writes Umberto Eco \""should be fun\"". It seems unlikely that Umberto Eco has read many of the standard social science or education research texts. But social research does offer the possibility of involvement in projects that are informative, sometimes revealing, and fun to do. This book shows us that teaching, learning and research are essentially social and deeply personal activities and that fun needs to be an integral part of this.This is not a conventional text, although it is about ways in which research can be used by those in various areas of professional practice. Its main concerns are with qualitative research, action research and case study methods, and it goes back to fi.