Researching Education from the Inside : Investigating Institutions from Within

This ground-breaking book focuses on the practicalities of research projects that are undertaken by people who already have an attachment to the institutions or social groups on which their investigations are based.

Section 1 General issues 1 Introduction: what are we talking about and why? Section 2 Philosophical and theoretical issues 2 Some philosophical and other related issues of insider research 3 Credibility issues in research from within organisations Section 3 Insider research in schools 4 Insider historical research 5 Researching leadership preparation from the inside: a Canadian perspective 6 Researching gender in schools 7 Is it all about me? How Queer! 8 Researching educational governance and control: LEA and OFSTED Section 4 Insider research in universities 9 Teaching professional doctorates 10 Researching research cultures in new universities 11 Researching academic staff in colleges and universities Section 4 Conclusion 12 Closing Thoughts