ISSN:0141-1926    

DOI:10.1080/0141192850110101

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1985

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Life histories have much to offer educational research. The paper seeks to illustrate, through a consideration of the central life‐history method of ‘conversations', the possibilities for teacher involvement and for educational theory. A strong relationship between researcher and teacher, in which both identify with the research, is essential, and especial consideration, therefore, has to be given to the negotiation of access. Life histories have a strong affinity with ethnography, following many of the same principles, but they can enhance ethnography by adding historical and subjective depth. Accounts are validated through a variety of means, including alternative viewpoints and documentary evidence. The structure of a range of conversations is discussed, and the central techniques examined. Finally, analysis is traced from the initial distillation of material, through ‘secondary’ analysis to ‘formal theory’. Throughout, teacher and researcher work closely together, and the eventual ‘findings' are a product of the interaction

ISSN:0141-1926    

DOI:10.1080/0141192850110102

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1985

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In this paper I shall consider some problems of utilising interview data; in particular those difficulties associated with using as evidence transcripts the analyst has helped create, as interviewer. I shall be talking specifically about data elicited at ‘unstructured’ interviews where the tape‐recorder was visible but not consciously placed to maximise its sustained ‘presence’ in the interaction, and where transcription was the task of a project secretary familiar with the aims of the research but not present at i

ISSN:0141-1926    

DOI:10.1080/0141192850110103

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1985

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:0141-1926    

DOI:10.1080/0141192850110104

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1985

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Meta‐analysis, as developed over the last few years by Glass and others, is a quantitative method for synthesising research results. Its use is illustrated here by means of examples ranging from irreproachable to dubious. Being simple to use and easily understood, meta‐analysis will undoubtedly become popular and this increasing use may well bring about some notable changes. The well‐controlled, small‐scale experiment is likely to become more important and better use will be made of many existing research reports, reports which can now be dusted off and incorporated into meta‐analyses. Because meta‐analysis focuses on how much difference something makes (the magnitude of an effect) and not on whether or not the difference was statistically significant at a pre‐specified level, its use encourages a more scientific approach to the interpretation of quantitative results. It also offers some hope that we might eventually have a clearer idea of the conditions under which research findings can be generalised. Progress in this direction will require mutual support between quantitative and qualitative res

ISSN:0141-1926    

DOI:10.1080/0141192850110105

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年代:1985

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The study investigated the association between two dependent variables, and 58 other variables, in 33 Sheffield secondary schools. The dependent variables were persistent absenteeism and exclusion for disciplinary reasons. Of the other variables, 22 described the schools' catchment area, with the remainder describing structural and organisational aspects of the schools themselves. There was no significant relationship between the two dependent variables. Results suggested that poor school attendance is strongly associated with socio‐economic disadvantage, but not to the same extent with structural or organisational aspects of the school. In contrast no model was found which could satisfactorily account for exclusion rates. This was taken as evidence that policy on exclusion is largely idiosyncratic to each schoo

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DOI:10.1080/0141192850110106

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1985

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:0141-1926    

DOI:10.1080/0141192850110107

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年代:1985

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Book reviewed in this article:Interaction in the ClassroomSaraDelamont(1983) Second Edition London, Methuen £3.50, 160 pp. ISBN 0‐146‐35880‐2Language, Schools and ClassroomsMichaelStubbs(1983) Second Edition London, Methuen £3.50,160 pp. ISBN 0‐146‐5640‐0Reading on Language, Schools and ClassroomsMichaelStubbs&HilaryHillier(Eds) (1983) London, Methuen £5.50, 320 pp. ISBN 0‐146‐35180‐8The Sociology of School OrganisationRonaldKing(1983) London, Methuen £3.95, 191 pp. ISBN 0‐416‐34220‐5The British Malaise: industrial performance, education and training in Britain todayG. Roderick&M. Stephens(Eds) (1983) Sussex, Falmer Press £9.95,166 pp.School Mathematics in Perspective: an interpretation by the secondary school mathematics community of Northern Ireland of the first APU report on the performance of fifteen‐year‐oldsIanF. Wells(1983) Northern Ireland Council for Educational Research, Queen's University of Belfast £2.50,72 pp.Experiencing Comprehensive Education: a study of Bishop McGregor SchoolRobertBurgess(1983) London, Methuen £12.50 (hardback), £5.95 (paperback), 260 pp. ISBN 0‐416‐35150‐6 (hardback) 0‐416‐35160‐3 (paperback)English Education, Social Change and War, 1911‐20GeoffreySherrington(1984) Manchester University PressCommunication and the TeacherBobHodge(Ed.) (1983) Harlow, Longman £5.95,217 pp. ISBN 0‐582‐71463‐6Learning and Language in the ClassroomPeterChilver&GerardGould(1982) Oxford, Pergamon Press £9.95, 152 pp. ISBN 0‐08‐026777‐7Curriculum Theory in Adult and Lifelong EducationColinGriffin(1983) London, Croom Helm; New York, Nichols Publishing Company £15.95 (hardback), 218 pp. ISBN 0‐7099‐1120‐3In Place of Work: policy and provision for the young unemployedRobFiddy(Ed.) (1983) Lewes, Falmer Press £13.95 (hardback), £6.95 (paperback), 193 pp.Work Experience and SchoolsA. G. Watts(Ed.) (1983) London, Heinemann £9.50,259 pp.School Reports to Parents: a study of policy and practice in the secondary schoolsBrianGoacher&MargaretI. Reid(1983) Windsor, NFER‐Nelson £7.95 ISBN 0‐7005‐0611XEthnography: principles in practiceMartinHammersley&PaulAtkinsonLondon, Tavistock £5.95,273 pp. ISBN 0‐422‐77160‐0Beyond Domination: an essay in the political philosophy of educationPatriciaWhite(1983) London, Routledge&Kegan Paul £11.95, 183 pp. ISBN O‐7100‐9765‐4On Leaving School: a study of schooling, guidance and opportunityAlexanderC. Ryrie(Ed.) (1983) £8.50 (hardback), 196 pp. ISBN 0‐340‐33898‐9Bilingual Education: a reappraisal of federal policyK. A. Baker&A. A.deKanter(Eds) (1983) Lexington, D. C. Heath £19.50,244 pp. ISBN 0‐699‐05885‐8Bread and Dreams: a case study of bilingual schooling in the U.S.A. B. Macdonald, C. Adelman, S. Kushner&R. Walker(1983) Norwich,

ISSN:0141-1926    

DOI:10.1080/0141192850110108

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1985

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