The SAGE Handbook for Research in Education: Engaging Ideas and Enriching Inquiry
The SAGE Handbook for Research in Education: Engaging Ideas and Enriching Inquiry
Editors: Conrad, Clifton F. and Serlin, Ronald C.
Publication Year: 2011
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Single-User Purchase Price:
$140.00

Unlimited-User Purchase Price:
$210.00
ISBN: 978-1-4129-0640-1
Category: Social Sciences - Education
Image Count:
39
Book Status: Available
Table of Contents
The SAGE Handbook for Research in Education: Pursuing Ideas as the Keystone of Exemplary Inquiry encourages students, faculty, and educational practitioners, including individuals in Pre K-16 education, government, and the private sector who conduct applied and policy-oriented educational research, to place the pursuit of ideas at the epicenter of their research--from framing meaningful problems to identifying and addressing key challenges to the reporting and dissemination of their findings.
Table of Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Engaging Ideas: The Context of Inquiry and Meaningful Problems
- Exploring the Multiple Purposes of Inquiry and Key Stakeholders
- Introductory Essay D. C. Phillips
- Muddying the Waters: The Many Purposes of Educational Inquiry - D. C. Phillips
- What Knowledge Users Want - Robert E. Floden
- Minding the Gap Between Research and Policymaking - David N. Plank, Debbi Harris
- Identifying Meaningful Problems and Approaches to Inquiry Across and Within Fields
- Introductory Essay Laura W. Perna, John C. Weidman
- All Else is Never Equal: Opportunity Lost and Found on the P-16 Path to College Access - Patricia M. McDonough, R. Evely Gildersleeve
- Studying Teacher Education Programs: Enriching and Enlarging the Inquiry - Kenneth Zeichner
- What are We Tripping On? Transgressing the Fault Lines in Research on the Preparation of Multicultural Educators - Carl A. Grant, Vonzell Agosto
- Moving Forward: Ideas for Research on School, Family, and Community Partnerships - Joyce L. Epstein, Steven B. Sheldon
- Research on Instruction and Learning in Science: Elaborating the Design Approach - Michael Ford, Ellice Ann Forman
- Learning in Science and Mathematics: The Role of Philosophy, Theory, and Methodology in Shaping our Developing Understanding - Juliet A. Baxter, Shirley J. Magnusson
- Reconceptualizing and Recentering Research in Special Education - Cheryl Hanley-Maxwell, Brian A. Bottge
- Discovering Unheard Voices: Explorations in the History of Education, Childhood, and Juvenile Justice - Steven Schlossman
- Counseling Psychology - Mary Lee Nelson, Cindy L. Juntunen
- Educational Leadership - Jane Clark Lindle
- Socialization of Students in Higher Education: Organizational Perspectives - John C. Weidman
- Minority-Serving Institutions of Higher Education: Building on and Extending Lines of Inquiry for the Advancement of the Public Good - Jason N. Johnson, Clifton F. Conrad, Laura W. Perna
- Comparative Education: An Approach to Educational Inquiry - David Phillips
- Enriching Inquiry Through Identifying and Addressing Key Challenges
- Challenges in Formulating and Framing Meaningful Problems
- Introductory Essay Daniel K. Lapsley
- Situating Ourselves and our Inquiry: A First-Person Account - James Youniss
- Developing and Nurturing Interesting and Researchable Ideas - Kathryn R. Wentzel
- The Challenge of Framing a Problem: What Is Your Burning Question? - Susan Harter
- Challenges in Preparing for Inquiry
- Introductory Essay Scott L. Thomas
- Light and Shadow in Research Design - John P. Bean
- Conceptualizing and Conducting Meaningful Research Studies in Education - Ronald H. Heck
- Sampling: Rationale and Rigor in Choosing What to Observe - Scott L. Thomas
- Approaching Rigor in Applied Qualitative Research - J. Douglas Toma
- Challenges in Conducting Inquiry
- Introductory Essay King D Beach, III, Betsy Jane Becker
- Windows of Possibility: Perspectives on the Construction of Educational Researchers - Anna Neumann, Aaron M. Pallas
- Constructing Data - Kadriye Ercikan, Wolff-Michael Roth
- Constructing Analyses: The Development of Thoughtfulness in Working With Quantitative Methods - Michael Seltzer, Mike Rose
- Constructing Conclusions - King D Beach, III, Betsy Jane Becker, Mary M. Kennedy
- Challenges in Writing, Voice, and Dissemination of Research
- Introductory Essay Beth Graue
- Writing in Education Research - Beth Graue
- Experimenting With Voice and Reflexivity in Social Science Texts - Elizabeth G. Creamer
- Getting the Word Out: Challenges and Opportunities in Explaining Educational Research to the World - Gerald W. Bracey
- About the Editors
- About the Section Editors
- About the Contributors