Research Methods for Social Justice and Equity in Education (Bloomsbury Research Methods for Education)

"Research Methods for Social Justice and Equity in Education offers researchers a full understanding of very important concepts, showing how they can be used a means to develop practical strategies for undertaking research that makes a difference to the lives of marginalised and disadvantaged learners. It explores different conceptualisations of social justice and equity, and leads the reader through a discussion of what their implications are for undertaking educational research that is both moral and ethical and how it can be enacted in the context of their chosen research method and a variety of others, both well-known and more innovative. The authors draw on real, practical examples from a range of educational contexts, including early childhood, special and inclusive education and adult education, and cultures located in both western and developing nations in order to exemplify how researchers can use methods which contribute to the creation of more equitable education systems. In this way, the authors provide a global perspective of the contrasting and creative ways in which researchers reflect on and integrate principles of social justice in their methods and their methodological decision making. It encourages the reader to think critically about their own research by asking key questions, such as: what contribution can research for equity and social justice make to new and emerging methods and methodologies? And how can researchers implement socially just research methods from a position of power? This book concludes by proposing a range of methods and methodologies which researchers can use to challenge inequality and work towards social justice, offering a springboard from which they can further their own studies." -- Provided by publisher.. Offers researchers a full understanding of very important concepts, showing how they can be used a means to develop practical strategies for undertaking research that makes a difference to the lives of marginalised and disadvantaged learners. Atkins and Duckworth explore different conceptualisations of social justice and equity, and lead the reader through a discussion of what their implications are for undertaking educational research that is both moral and ethical and how it can be enacted in the context of their chosen research method and a variety of others, both well-known and more innovative. The authors draw on real, practical examples from a range of educational contexts, including early childhood, special and inclusive education and adult education, and cultures located in both western and developing nations in order to exemplify how researchers can use methods which contribute to the creation of more equitable education systems. In this way, the authors provide a global perspective of the contrasting and creative ways in which researchers reflect on and integrate principles of social justice in their methods and their methodological decision making. Atkins and Duckworth encourage readers to think critically about their own research by asking key questions, such as: what contribution can research for equity and social justice make to new and emerging methods and methodologies? And how can researchers implement socially just research methods from a position of power? This book concludes by proposing a range of methods and methodologies which researchers can use to challenge inequality and work towards social justice, offering a springboard from which they can further their own studies. --From publisher description Cover......Page 1 Half Title......Page 2 Series......Page 3 Title......Page 4 Copyright Page......Page 5 Dedication......Page 6 Contents......Page 8 Acknowledgements......Page 10 Abbreviations......Page 12 Series Foreword......Page 14 Introduction......Page 16 Part One Theorizing social justice and equity in educational research......Page 32 Chapter One Theoretical conceptions of social justice and equity......Page 34 Chapter Two Research methods for social justice and equity in context......Page 58 Chapter Three Socially just research as ethical endeavour......Page 82 Chapter Four Insiders: Educators and researchers for social justice......Page 106 Part Two Researching for social justice and equity in context......Page 132 Chapter Five Education, marginalization, voice and socially just methods......Page 134 Chapter Six Education, literacy, and socially just methodology......Page 158 Chapter Seven Global perspectives on researching for equity and social justice......Page 184 Part Three Research methods for equity and social justice......Page 216 Chapter Eight Collaborative and participatory methods for social justice......Page 218 Chapter Nine Ethnographic approaches for social justice......Page 244 Chapter Ten Methodological creativity for social justice......Page 268 Conclusion......Page 292 Bibliography......Page 306 Index......Page 344 This volume offers researchers a full understanding of very important concepts, showing how they can be used as a means to develop practical strategies for undertaking research that makes a difference to the lives of marginalised and disadvantaged learners. It explores different conceptualisations of social justice and equity, and leads the reader through a discussion of what their implications are for undertaking educational research that is both moral and ethical and how it can be enacted in the context of their chosen research method and a variety of others, both well-known and more innovative. The authors draw on real, practical examples from a range of educational contexts, including early childhood, special and inclusive education and adult education, and cultures located in both western and developing nations in order to exemplify how researchers can use methods which contribute to the creation of more equitable education systems