Researching Education Policy, Public Policy, and Policymakers... - 9781138024427

Taylor & Francis

Researching Education Policy, Public Policy, and PolicymakersQualitative methods and ethical issues\nAuthor(s): Dan Gibton\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138024427, 978-1138024427\nSynopsis\nResearching Education Policy, Public Policy, and Policymakers is a theoretical and hands-on practical guide to conducting qualitative research on education policy and public policy, with an emphasis on studies that involve senior participants and high-status government and non-government organisations.\n\nBuilding on over a decade of extensive experience in qualitative research on education policy among the most senior policymakers, this book explores and illustrates successful approaches to working with senior policymakers through examples from both the UK and Israel. Whilst policy studies are traditionally either theoretical or quantitative, this book explains the theory, methodology, and ethics of harnessing qualitative.