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Inquiry
(Teaching block 1 2022/23)

158 items

Useful pre-reading (2 items)


Introduction to educational research: a critical thinking approach - W. Newton Suter,
©2012
Book | Recommended

Educational research: contemporary issues and practical approaches - J. J. Wellington,


2015
Book | Recommended

Core text for the unit (2 items)


This text is available online via the University of Bristol Library. There are also copies of
the print book available for loan from the library.

Research methods: a practical guide for the social sciences - Bob Matthews, Liz Ross, 2010
Book | Essential

Other generic useful texts, journals, and websites: (13 items)


A selection of useful resources - choose one or more that you find accessible to help you
develop your understanding of research methods.

Research methods in education - Louis Cohen, Lawrence Manion, Keith Morrison, 2011
Book | Recommended

The good research guide: for small-scale social research projects - Martyn Denscombe,
2010
Book | Recommended

Sage Research Methods online resource (via the library)


Audio-visual document | Recommended

Research design: qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches - John W.


Creswell, c2014
Book | Recommended

A student's guide to methodology: justifying enquiry - Peter Clough, Cathy Nutbrown,


c2007
Book | Recommended

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Research design: qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches - John W


Creswell, J. David Creswell, 2018
Book | Recommended

The foundations of social research: meaning and perspective in the research process -
Michael Crotty, 1998
Book | Recommended

Introduction to research methods in education - Keith Punch, Alis Oancea, 2014


Book | Recommended

Qualitative psychology: a practical guide to research methods - 2015


Book | Recommended

International Journal of Research & Method in Education


Journal | Recommended | Explore back-issues!

International Journal of Social Research Methodology


Journal | Recommended | (explore back-issues!)

The A-Z of social research: a dictionary of key social science research concepts - Robert L.
Miller, John D. Brewer, 2003
Book | Recommended

National Centre for Research Methods Website https://www.ncrm.ac.uk/publications/

Texts on specific approaches to research (5 items)


Successful qualitative research: a practical guide for beginners - Virginia Braun, Victoria
Clarke, 2013
Book | Recommended

Research methods and statistics in psychology - Hugh Coolican, 2009


Book | Recommended

Discovering statistics using IBM SPSS statistics - Andy P. Field, 2018


Book | Recommended

Qualitative researching - Jennifer Mason, 2018


Book | Recommended

Case study research and applications: design and methods - Robert K. Yin, 2018
Book | Recommended

Week 1 (7 items)

Your readings from the course textbook for this week (1 items)
A1 What is Research
A2 Knowledge, theories, paradigms and perspectives
A3 The nature of data

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A4 Research questions, hypotheses and operational definitions


A5 Research as an ethical and cultural issue

Research methods: a practical guide for the social sciences - Bob Matthews, Liz Ross,
©2010
Book | Essential

Papers for task 4 for this week (6 items)


During the seminar, you will be examining these papers to find and discuss the research
questions, methods and conclusions. Prepare for the seminar by downloading the papers.

For each research paper, identify the topics and research questions (or hypotheses) that
each paper explores, the methods that they use, and the conclusions that they come to.
Choose two papers to read in depth and study in detail. Come to the seminar prepared to
discuss the research you have read and to develop your thinking further.

Learning and growing in a ‘foreign’ context: intercultural experiences of international


students - Qing Gu, Michele Schweisfurth, Christopher Day, 2010-01
Article | Essential

Improving the participation of students with special educational needs in mainstream


physical education classes: a rights-based perspective - Una O’Connor, Joanne McNabb,
2021-09-03
Article | Essential

Unequal childhoods: A case study application of Lareau’s ‘accomplishment of natural


growth’ in British working‐class and poor families - Suzanne Wilson, Aidan Worsley,
2021-06
Article | Essential

Students’ experience of online learning during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A province‐wide


survey study - Lixiang Yan, Alexander Whitelock‐Wainwright, Quanlong Guan, Gangxin
Wen, Dragan Gašević, Guanliang Chen, 2021-09
Article | Essential

A fifth paper, for those who like a challenge: (1 items)


This paper is useful if you wish to develop an understanding of Critical Realism

Understanding adult education in community contexts: A critical realist perspective - Katy


Jones, 2021-06
Article | Further

Collaborative group research (8 items)


As you read these papers, reflect on your own previous experiences of group work, what it
means to work well as a group, and how you will deal with different views and
perspectives in your IEI project group and learn from those. You may find it easiest to start
with either Scager et al (2016), Paulus et al (2010), or Christie et al (2007).

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Creating and maintaining high-performing collaborative research teams: the importance of


diversity and interpersonal skills - Kendra S Cheruvelil, Patricia A Soranno, Kathleen C
Weathers, Paul C Hanson, Simon J Goring, Christopher T Filstrup, Emily K Read, 2014-02
Article | Recommended

Building collaborative communities of enquiry in educational research - Donald Christie,


Claire Cassidy, Don Skinner, Norman Coutts, Christine Sinclair, Sanna Rimpilainen, Alastair
Wilson, 2007-06
Article | Recommended

‘It's an amazing learning curve to be part of the project’: exploring academic identity in
collaborative research - Leibowitz, Brenda
Article | Recommended

Collaborative learning, face-to-face or virtual: the advantages of a blended learning


approach in an intercultural research group - Michelle Nicolson, Kiyoko Uematsu, 2013-08
Article | Recommended

“I Tell You, It’s a Journey, Isn’t It?” Understanding Collaborative Meaning Making in
Qualitative Research - Trena M. Paulus, Marianne Woodside, Mary F. Ziegler, 2010-12
Article | Recommended

Exploring the fault lines of cross‐cultural collaborative research - John Pryor, Alfredina
Kuupole, Nicholas Kutor, Máiréad Dunne, Christine Adu‐Yeboah, 2009-12
Article | Recommended

Collaborative Learning in Higher Education: Evoking Positive Interdependence - Karin


Scager, Johannes Boonstra, Ton Peeters, Jonne Vulperhorst, Fred Wiegant, 2016-12
Article | Recommended

Optional - further reading to support and extend your learning (4 items)


What does good education research look like?: situating a field and its practices - Lyn
Yates, 2004
Book | Further | Chapter 1: What does good educational research look like? Some
beginnings and debates.

Responsible Research: Ways of being a researcher - Anne Edwards, 2002-04


Article | Further

Talk as action in ‘collaborative action research’: making and taking apart


teacher/researcher relationships - Jo Frankham, Andy Howes, 2006-08
Article | Further

Is it ‘what works’ that matters? Evaluation and evidence‐based policy‐making - Ian


Sanderson, 2003-12
Article | Further

Week 2 (10 items)

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Essential reading for week 2 (2 items)


The main resource for the week and the essential reading

Project Planner
Website | Essential | SAGE Research Methods Project Planner is designed to guide you
through your research project, from developing your research question and plan, to writing
up and beyond. If you’ve already started your research, click on the stage to the left that
best describes where you are. If you’re just beginning, it might be helpful to read more
about why we do research for some useful context. why we do research

Philosophy of educational research - Richard Pring, 2015


Book | Essential | Chapters 2 and 4 (you will also find chapters 1 and 3 useful)

Relevant sections from the core textbook (1 items)


The text book by Matthews and Ross is an easy-to-read introduction. See below for the
sections that are relevant for this week.

Research methods: a practical guide for the social sciences - Bob Matthews, Liz Ross, 2010
Book | Recommended | Re-read section A and work to develop your understanding of
A2: Knowledge, Theories, Paradigms and Perspectives. If you have already gained a good
understanding of Section A then you are ready to move on to the more advanced texts.
The chapters by Pring are on Blackboard. Please also read section B and C to prepare
yourself for work in week 3.

Further texts on research methods (7 items)


Philosophy and Educational Research: A Reconsideration of Epistemological Boundaries. -
Bridges, David
Article | Further

The Debate about Quantitative and Qualitative Research: A Question of Method or


Epistemology? - Alan Bryman, 1984-03
Article | Further

Integrating quantitative and qualitative research: how is it done? - Alan Bryman, 2006-02
Article | Further

Making connections: The relationship between epistemology and research methods


Document | Further

An introduction to the philosophy of methodology - Kerry E. Howell, 2013


Book | Further

Helpful texts on research design (2 items)


The good research guide: for small-scale social research projects - Martyn Denscombe,
dawsonera, 2010
Book | Further

Designing social research: the logic of anticipation - Norman Blaikie, c2010

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Book | Further | Chapter 2: Designing Social Research, p. 35-55

Week 3 (23 items)

Essential Reading for week 3 (11 items)


This week your essential readings come from the core text book, from the book by Richard
Pring, and from the SAGE research methods resource.
In addition to this you should read the pdf document on Blackboard, with the title
Designing your Research Approach

Essential reading: Quality of Educational Research (1 items)


Read Chapter 9

Philosophy of educational research - Richard Pring, 2015


Book | Essential | Chapter 9: Quality of Educational Research

Readings from the core text book (1 items)


Research methods: a practical guide for the social sciences - Bob Matthews, Liz Ross,
dawsonera, 2010
Book | Essential | Study section B4 and all of section C

Sections from the SAGE research methods website (2 items)


Methods Map: Research Methods: SAGE Research Methods
Audio-visual document | Essential | Use the SAGE Research Methods map to find
definitions for the following terms: Research Methods. Data Collection. Quantitative Data
Collection. Qualitative Data Collection

Methods Map: Quantitative data collection: SAGE Research Methods


Audio-visual document | Essential | How many of the Quantitative data collection
methods are you already familiar with? Which do you think you might use in your own
reserach projects? Click on the links to find the definitions of each. Use this resource as a
source of help throughout your MSc.

Further resources (7 items)


Questionnaire design

An Introduction to Questionnaire Design - 2017


Audio-visual document | Further

Qualitative surveys

The online survey as a qualitative research tool - Virginia Braun, Victoria Clarke, Elicia
Boulton, Louise Davey, Charlotte McEvoy, 2020-08-16

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| Further | When you open this article, click on "Citations box to find a list of
Article
papers that have used this method. You will find examples of qualitative surveys and their
analysis.

Interviewing

Finding cultural harmony in interviewing: the wisdom of the middle way - Myra C.Y. Lee,
2016-01-02
Article | Further

How many qualitative interviews is enough


Article | Further

A selection of helpful texts and resources for week 3 (12 items)


Methods Map: Qualitative interviewing: SAGE Research Methods
Audio-visual document | Recommended

International Journal of Research & Method in Education


Journal | Further | This is a special issue of the International Journal of Research and
Method in Education, that focuses on mixed methods. This may be helpful for your
projects, and will certainly be helpful for many of you in your dissertations!

Methods in Motion: Introducing Methods in Motion - OpenLearn - Open University


Webpage | Further

The generative potential of mixed methods inquiry - Jennifer C. Greene, 2005-10


Article | Further

Mixed Methods Research: A Research Paradigm Whose Time Has Come - Johnson, R. Burke
Article | Further

Crossing anxious borders: teaching across the quantitative–qualitative ‘divide’ - Wendy


Luttrell, 2005-10
Article | Further

From evidence‐based practice to practice‐based evidence: the idea of situated


generalisation - Helen Simons, Saville Kushner, Keith Jones, David James, 2003-12
Article | Further

Case study research and applications: design and methods - Robert K. Yin, 2018
Book | Further

Many Analysts, One Data Set: Making Transparent How Variations in Analytic Choices
Affect Results - R. Silberzahn, E. L. Uhlmann, D. P. Martin, P. Anselmi, F. Aust, E. Awtrey, Š.
Bahník, F. Bai, C. Bannard, E. Bonnier, R. Carlsson, F. Cheung, G. Christensen, R. Clay, M.
A. Craig, A. Dalla Rosa, L. Dam, M. H. Evans, I. Flores Cervantes, N. Fong, M. Gamez-Djokic,
A. Glenz, S. Gordon-McKeon, T. J. Heaton, K. Hederos, M. Heene, A. J. Hofelich Mohr, F.
Högden, K. Hui, M. Johannesson, J. Kalodimos, E. Kaszubowski, D. M. Kennedy, R. Lei, T. A.
Lindsay, S. Liverani, C. R. Madan, D. Molden, E. Molleman, R. D. Morey, L. B. Mulder, B. R.

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Nijstad, N. G. Pope, B. Pope, J. M. Prenoveau, F. Rink, E. Robusto, H. Roderique, A.


Sandberg, E. Schlüter, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 2018-09
Article | Recommended

Updated: A re-replication of a psychological classic provides a cautionary tale about


overhyped science – Research Digest
Webpage | Further

Addressing the ‘leadership conundrum’ through a mixed methods study of school


leadership for literacy - Nick Taylor, Gabrielle Wills, Ursula Hoadley, 2019-03
Article | Recommended

Tracy, S.J. (2010) Qualitative quality: Eight "big tent" criterial for excellent qualitative
research. Qualitative Inquiry, 16(10), 837-851
Document | Further | 837-851

Week 4 (23 items)

Core Text Reading (introducting the key ideas for the week) (1 items)
Research methods: a practical guide for the social sciences - Bob Matthews, Liz Ross,
dawsonera, 2010
Book | Essential | Chapter A5: Research as an Ethical and Cultural Issue

Pre-Seminar Reading (2 items)


Researching from within: external and internal ethical engagement - Alan Floyd, Linet
Arthur, 2012-07
Article | Recommended | 171-180

Ethical issues in online educational research: protecting privacy, establishing authenticity


in email interviewing - Nalita James, Hugh Busher, 2007-04
Article | Recommended

Further Reading (20 items)


Ethical Guidelines for Educational Research
Webpage | Recommended

British Psychological Society (2014) Code of Human Research Ethics (2nd Edition).
Leicester, UK: BPS
Document | Recommended

Exploring informed consent and dissent through children's participation in educational


research - Roseanna Bourke, Judith Loveridge, 2014-04-03
Article | Further | 151-165

Ethical issues in cross-cultural research - Eileen Honan, M. Obaidul Hamid, Bandar

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Alhamdan, Phouvanh Phommalangsy, Bob Lingard, 2013-11


Article | Further | 386-399

Gate-keeping and the ambiguities in the nature of ‘informed consent’ in Confucian


societies - Kokila Roy Katyal, 2011-07
Article | Further

Here is a starting point of papers on ethical issues that you may find it helpful and
interesting to dip into. Also explore the wider literature in academic journals yourself -
there is a wealth of literature out there!

Children and School‐based Research: ‘informed consent’ or ‘educated consent’? - David,


Miriam, June 2001
Article | Further

Socially just research for social justice: negotiating consent and safety in a participatory
action research project - Renée DePalma, 2010-11
Article | Further

Negotiating Informed Consent with Children in School-Based Research: A Critical Review -


Michael Gallagher, Sarah L. Haywood, Manon W. Jones, Sue Milne, 2010-11
Article | Further

Ethics, Reflexivity, and “Ethically Important Moments” in Research - Marilys Guillemin,


Lynn Gillam, 2004-04
Article | Further

Informed consent, gatekeepers and go‐betweens: negotiating consent in child‐ and


youth‐orientated institutions - Sue Heath, Vikki Charles, Graham Crow, Rose Wiles,
2007-06
Article | Further

Measuring effectiveness in school sex education—methodological dilemmas in researching


an intervention involving young mothers - Judi Kidger, 2006-04
Article | Further

Respecting and Fulfilling the Right of Post-Primary Pupils to Consent to Participate in Trials
and Evaluative Research: A Discussion Paper - Maguire, Lisa K.
Article | Further

‘Ethnographic dazzle’ and the construction of the ‘Other’: revisiting dimensions of insider
and outsider research for international and comparative education - Elizabeth McNess,
Lore Arthur, Michael Crossley, 2015-03-04
Article | Further

One chairperson’s experience of ethical review: balancing principle, convention,


relationship and risk in educational research - John O’Neill, 2010-11
Article | Further

Doing close-relative research: sticking points, method and ethical considerations -


Geraldine Degabriele Pace, 2015-10-02
Article | Further

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How an exchange of perspectives led to tentative ethical guidelines for visual ethnography
- Clive C. Pope, Rosemary De Luca, Martin Tolich, 2010-11
Article | Further

Anonymisation and visual images: issues of respect, ‘voice’ and protection - Rose Wiles,
Amanda Coffey, Judy Robinson, Sue Heath, 2012-01
Article | Further

Professional researcher or a ‘good guest’? Ethical dilemmas involved in researching


children and families in the home setting - Wan Ching Yee, Jane Andrews, 2006-11
Article | Further

Plus numerous books on research ethics! Browse the library

Week 6 (11 items)

Core Text Reading (introducting the key ideas for the week) (1 items)
Research methods: a practical guide for the social sciences - Bob Matthews, Liz Ross, 2010
Book | Essential | Chapters C5 - C10 (Covering: Focus Groups; Observation; Narrative
Data; Documents; Secondary Sources of Data; Collecting Data Using Computer-Mediated
Communication)

Qualitative Research methods in detail (10 items)


What is qualitative interviewing? - Rosalind Edwards, Janet Holland, ©2013
Book | Recommended

Using narrative in research - Christine Bold, 2012


Book | Further

The language variable in educational research: an exploration of researcher positionality,


translation, and interpretation - Gail Cormier, 2018-05-27
Article | Further

Development of methodologies for researching online: the case of food blogs - Myrrh
Domingo
Journal | Further

An Introduction to Using Video for Research


Article | Further

Qualitative researching - Jennifer Mason, 2018


Book | Further

Encounters with identity: reflexivity and positioning in an interdisciplinary research project


- Aisling O’Boyle, 2018-05-27
Article | Further

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Focus Group Method And Methodology: Current Practice And Recent Debate - Parker,
Andrew
Article | Further

Be careful how you ask! Using focus groups and nominal group technique to explore the
barriers to learning - Jill Porter, 2013-02
Article | Further

Plus numerous books on educational research methods – browse the library!

Week 7 (11 items)

Core Text Reading (introducting the key ideas for the week) (1 items)
Research methods: a practical guide for the social sciences - Bob Matthews, Liz Ross,
dawsonera, 2010
Book | Essential | Matthews and Ross: Chapter C3: Questionnaires
Matthews and Ross: Chapter C4: Semi-Structured Interviews
Matthews and Ross, Chapter D1: Beginning to Analyse

Compulsory Pre-Seminar Reading (3 items)


Thematic analysis - an introduction - YouTube
Audio-visual document | Essential | Before seminar, please watch this video (2018)
entitled ‘Thematic analysis: an introductory lecture’ by Virginia Braun and Victoria Clarke.

Please read Chapter 8 of Wellington (2015) - Survey Research

Educational research: contemporary issues and practical approaches - J. J. Wellington,


2015
Book | Essential

Further Reading (7 items)


(179) Thematic Analysis Braun et al PART 1 YOUTUBE VIDEO - YouTube
Audio-visual document | Recommended | This is the first of four lectures on YouTube
which show you in detail how thematic analysis is used. Using all four lectures will give you
a detailed understanding.

Qualitative data analysis with NVivo - Patricia Bazeley, Kristi Jackson, 2014
Book | Further

Using thematic analysis in psychology - Virginia Braun, Victoria Clarke, 2006-01


Article | Further

Discovering statistics using IBM SPSS statistics - Andy P. Field, 2018


Book | Further

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Mavers, D (2012) Transcribing Video


Document | Further

The coding manual for qualitative researchers - Johnny Saldaña, 2013


Book | Further

Beginning statistics: an introduction for social scientists - Liam Foster, Ian Diamond, Julie
Jefferies, Ian Diamond, 2015
Book | Further

Week 8 (21 items)

Core Text Reading (introducting the key ideas for the week) (1 items)
Research methods: a practical guide for the social sciences - Bob Matthews, Liz Ross,
dawsonera, 2010
Book | Essential | Matthews and Ross: Chapter D2: Working with Data
Matthews and Ross: Chapter D3: Statistical Analysis
Matthews and Ross: Chapter D4: Thematic Analysis

Pre-Seminar Reading (2 items)


Chapter 5: Answering research questions: claims, evidence and warrant. - P White
Chapter | Essential

Educational research: contemporary issues and practical approaches - J. J. Wellington,


2015
Book | Essential | Chapter 11: Writing, and Chapter 12: What’s the use of educational
research?

Further Reading on specific methods (possibly useful for your


dissertation) (5 items)
Again, also see generic reading list at the start!

Research methods: a practical guide for the social sciences - Bob Matthews, Liz Ross,
dawsonera, 2010
Book | Further | Chapters D5-D9 (Analysing Narrative; Discourse Analysis; Content
Analysis; Grounded Theory; Using Computers in Data Analysis)

Successful qualitative research: a practical guide for beginners - Virginia Braun, Victoria
Clarke, 2013
Book | Recommended

Research methods: a practical guide for the social sciences - Bob Matthews, Liz Ross,
dawsonera, 2010
Book | Further | Chapters D5-D9 (Analysing Narrative; Discourse Analysis; Content
Analysis; Grounded Theory; Using Computers in Data Analysis)

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Research methods in educational leadership and management - Marianne Coleman, Ann R.


J. Briggs, 2002
Book | Further | Chapters 10, 18, 19, 23, 24

Introduction to social research: quantitative and qualitative approaches - Keith Punch,


2014
Book | Further | Chapters 10 to 12

Key texts on statistical methods (3 items)


Discovering statistics using IBM SPSS statistics - Andy P. Field, 2018
Book | Recommended

An introduction to secondary data analysis with IBM SPSS Statistics - John MacInnes, 2017
Book | Further

Statistics for people who (think they) hate statistics - Neil J. Salkind, 2014
Book | Recommended

Online resources - there are many online resources and tutorials available to support
learning in methods of statistical analysis. Here is just a small selection:

General Online Statistics Education: (3 items)


Free Statistics Book
Website | Recommended

Online course | Centre for Multilevel Modelling | University of Bristol


Webpage

HyperStat Online: An Introductory Statistics Textbook and Discussion of whether most


published research is false
Webpage | Recommended

For SPSS: (5 items)


Discovering Statistics – The adventure begins …
Website | Recommended

Open Learning - OpenLearn - Open University


Webpage | Recommended

IDRE Stats – Statistical Consulting Web Resources


Website | Further

Statistics Shell
Document

SPSS On-Line Training Workshop

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Webpage | Further | About 40 Quicktime movies

Excel: (1 items)
Free Excel Tutorial: Learn Excel in five hours with this course.
Website | Further | Excel Essential Skills. See in particular Session 5 Charts and Graphics
(instructions also apply to charts inserted directly into Microsoft Word)

Week 9 (11 items)

Core Text Reading (introducting the key ideas for the week) (2 items)
Research methods: a practical guide for the social sciences - Bob Matthews, Liz Ross,
dawsonera, 2010
Book | Essential | Matthews and Ross: Chapter D10: So What? Drawing Conclusions
Matthews and Ross: Chapter E1: The Importance of Audience
Matthews and Ross: Chapter E2: Writing for Research
Matthews and Ross: Chapter E3: Data Presentation
Matthews and Ross: Chapter E4: Dissemination and Further Research

Writing up your research - Developing Your Research Project


Webpage | Essential | Plus Data Presentation and Reports (video):

Essential seminar pre-reading: (9 items)


Before the seminar please read one of the following sets of resources:

Before the seminar: Compare these three research reports reporting on


the same research, produced for different audiences (3 items)
(1) Tackling underachievement through creativity in the primary mathematics curriculum.
- Alf Coles, Penny Hay
Document | Essential | URL
https://www.bathspa.ac.uk/media/bathspaacuk/our-people/5x5x5-Mathematics-and-Creativ
ity.pdf

(2) Coles, A. (2014) Resources for teachers, available at: https://nrich.maths.org/10741


and https://nrich.maths.org/10314

Planning for the unexpected in the mathematics classroom: an account of teacher and
student change - Alf Coles, Hannah Scott, 2015-05-04
Article | Essential

Further reading (6 items)


Academic writing as shaping and re-shaping - Graham Badley, 2009-04
Article | Recommended

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From Critical Research Practice to Critical Research Reporting. - Canagarajah, A. Suresh


Article | Recommended

Moving Research into Practice: Can We Make Dissemination Stick? - Bryan G. Cook,
Lysandra Cook, Timothy J. Landrum, 2013-01
Article | Further

Educational Research and Useful Knowledge: Production, Dissemination, Reception,


Implementation - Marit Honerød Hoveid, 2012-03
Article | Further

Mind maps, presentational knowledge and the dissemination of qualitative research.


Document | Further

Evaluating Rigor in Qualitative Methodology and Research Dissemination - Audrey A.


Trainor, Elizabeth Graue, 2014-09
Article | Further

Week 10 (3 items)

Core Text Reading (introducting the key ideas for the week) (1 items)

Pre-Seminar Reading (1 items)


Educational research: contemporary issues and practical approaches - J. J. Wellington,
2015
Book | Essential | Chapter 2: Varying approaches to researching education

Further Reading (2 items)


Here are examples of studies by each of the colleagues who have participated in the
roundtable, where they make use of the research approaches they have highlighted in the
session

Making sense of methodologies: A paradigm framework for the novice researcher


Journal | Recommended | An excellent resource that will help you make sense of the
different research paradigms.

Paulson, J. (2015) ‘Whether and how?’ History education about recent and ongoing
conflict: A review of research
Journal | Recommended

Week 11 (final week) (4 items)

Compulsory Pre-Seminar Activity (1 items)

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On Blackboard you will be able to access other students' presentations. Before the
seminar, please watch at least 4 presentations other than your own group's. Ideally watch
those from other seminar groups as these ideas will be new to you.

Further Reading (3 items)


Reflective Writing: Guidance notes for students. - Pete Watton, Jane Collings, Jenny Moon,
April 2001
Document | Recommended

Pat Thomson's "Patter" blog on writing: https://patthomson.net/ - explore her past blog
posts.

Scholars Before Researchers: On the Centrality of the Dissertation Literature Review in


Research Preparation - David N. Boote, Penny Beile, 2005-08
Article | Further

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