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Research Methods for Educational Dialogue

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Research Methods for Educational Dialogue
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Ruth Kershner
By (author) Sara Hennessy
By (author) Rupert Wegerif
By (author) Ayesha Ahmed
SeriesBloomsbury Research Methods for Education
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:320
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 138
ISBN/Barcode 9781350060081
ClassificationsDewey:371.1022
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Publishing Details

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint Bloomsbury Academic
Publication Date 9 January 2020
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Research Methods for Educational Dialogue provides an overview of the range of possibilities for researching various forms of educational dialogue, underpinned by a coherent theoretical foundation. The authors, Kershner, Hennessy, Wegerif and Ahmed offer an integrated understanding of different methodological approaches in this fast-growing area of education. The book includes critical discussion of a variety of methods for investigating the characteristics and quality of dialogues for individuals and groups of participants in different educational contexts. These include student-student, teacher-student and wider professional dialogues, conducted face-to-face, online or mediated by classroom technologies. The authors argue for the integration of ethical and methodological principles, and consider the potential for innovative research methods that are dialogic in themselves. Including chapter commentaries from invited experts in the field, authentic research examples and a glossary of terms, this is essential reading for anyone looking to research in the area of educational dialogue.

Author Biography

Ruth Kershner is Lecturer in Psychology of Education and Primary Education, Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge, UK. Sara Hennessy is Reader in Teacher Development and Pedagogical Innovation, Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge, UK. Rupert Wegerif is Professor of Education, Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge, UK. Ayesha Ahmed is Senior Teaching Associate, Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge, UK.

Reviews

Provides an invaluable and stimulating resource for both novice and established researchers and for teacher educators, coaches and mentors. This innovative book on methods for researching educational dialogue is very timely. Co-authored by a group of leading scholars drawing on their extensive experience of researching educational dialogue, it also features high quality inputs from their network of international experts, research students and educational practitioners. * Jan Hardman, Senior Lecturer, University of York, UK * [T]his book offers a practical and beautifully multi-layered introduction to research on educational dialogue. Students will find the book to be a helpful introduction to the many topics, methods, and questions currently addressed in this field ... Most of all, this research manual truly is dialogic in its very nature, giving the reader a sense of the many conversations that currently exist among researchers in this field ... In this way, the book is an important contribution to the field of educational research in general, where voices that insist on context and complexity are much-needed. * Classroom Discourse *