Methodologies and methods
Over views of qualitative research methodologies and methods often used by educational practitioner engaging in Living Educational Theory research.
Essential
Creswell, J. (2012). Research Design: Methodology and Methods: Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design: Choosing Among Five Approaches, 3rd Edition. California, London, New Dehli; Sage.
Summary of the philosophical underpinnings, history, and key elements of each of five qualitative inquiry traditions: Narrative Research, Phenomenology, Grounded Theory, Ethnography, and Case Study.
Whitehead, J. (2018) Justifying your creation of a living theory methodology in the creation of your living educational theory. Available from https://www.actionresearch.net/writings/arsup/livingtheorymethodologies.pdf
This includes engaging with Ellis’ and Bochner’s (2000) ideas on autoethnography; Whitehead & McNiff’s (2006) ideas on action research and Living Educational Theory research; and Tight’s (2016) ideas on phenomenography.
Whitehead, J. (1989) Creating a living educational theory from questions of the kind, "How do I improve my practice?'. Cambridge Journal of Education, 19(1), 41-52. Accessible from http://www.actionresearch.net/writings/livtheory.html
Whitehead, J. (1995) Advanced Bluffer's Guide for Educational Action Researchers: Improving the quality of professional practice and creating living educational theories for cultural renewal. Accessible from http://www.actionresearch.net/writings/jack/95contents.pdf
Extension reading
Ellis, C. & Bochner, A. P. (2000) Autoethnography, Personal Narrative, Reflexivity: Researcher as subject, pp. 733-768in Denzin, N. & Lincoln, Y. (2000) Handbook of Qualitative Research, Second Edition. Thousand Oaks, California; Sage Publications.
Tight, M. (2016) Phenomenography: the development and application of an innovative research design in higher education research. International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 19(3), 319-338.
Eliot Eisner, a former President of the American Educational Research Association has been a very influential writer on Educational Research with insights used by Living Educational Theory researchers:
Eisner, E. (1988) The Primacy of Experience and the Politics of Method, Educational Researcher, 17(5), 15-20.
Eisner, E. (1993) Forms of Understanding and the Future of Educational Research. Educational Researcher, 22(7), 5-11.
Eisner, E. (1997) The Promise and Perils of Alternative Forms of Data Representation. Educational Researcher, 26(6), 4-10.
Eisner, E. (2005) Reimaging Schools: The selected works of Elliot W. Eisner, Oxford & New York: Routledge.
Connelly, M & Clandinin, J. (Eds). (1999). Shaping a Professional Identity: Stories of educational practice, Ontario: Althouse Press.
Quotations from pages 1-5 access from https://www.actionresearch.net/writings/clandinin/clandinin1996to07.pdf
Cohen, L., Manion, L. and Morrison, K. (2011) Research Methods in Education. (7th edn). London: Routledge Falmer.
Dadds, M. and Hart, S. (2001). Doing Practitioner Research Differently, London: RoutledgeFalmer
Wallace, A. and Atkins, L. (2012) Qualitative research in education. London: Sage in collaboration with the British Educational Research Association.
Andrews, R. and Haythornthwaite, C.A. (2007) The SAGE Handbook of E-learning Research. London: Sage.
Blaxter, L., Hughes, C. and Tight, M. (2006) How to Research. (3rd ed). Maidenhead: Open University Press.
Burton, D. and Bartlett, S. (2009) Key Issues for Education Researchers. London: Sage.
David, T., Aubrey, C. and Thompson, L. (2000) Early Childhood Educational Research. London: Routledge
Denscombe, M. (2010). The Good Research Guide: for small-scale social research projects. (4th ed). Buckingham: Open University Press.
Gorard, S. and Taylor, C. (2004). Combining Methods in Educational and Social Research. Buckingham: OUP.
Gray, D.E. (2014). (2nd ed) Doing Research in the Real World. London: Sage.
Griffiths, M. (1998). Educational Research for Social Justice. Buckingham: Open University Press.
Hopkins, D. (2008). A Teacher’s Guide to Classroom Research. (4th ed). Maidenhead: Open University Press.
Murray, M. (2005) Writing for Academic Journals. Maidenhead: Open University Press.
Nutbrown, C., Clough, P. and Selbie, P. (2014). Early Childhood Education: history, philosophy and experience. (2nd edn). London: Sage.
Tracy, S.J. (2012). Qualitative Research Methods: Collecting Evidence, Crafting Analysis, Communicating Impact. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell.
Walford, G. (1998). Doing Research About Education. London: Taylor and Francis