Life history research in educational setting : learning from lives

Authors:Ivor F. Goodson, Pat Sikes

Summary:Life history has become popular with researchers investigating educational topics of various kinds, including: teachers' perceptions and experiences of different areas of their lives and careers; curriculum and subject development; pedagogical practice; and managerial concerns. This book explores the various reasons for this popularity.

Print Book, English, 2001

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Publisher: Open University Press, Buckingham, 2001

Series:

Doing qualitative research in educational settings

Physical Description:126 p. ; 23 cm.

ISBN:

9780335207138, 9780335207145, 0335207138, 0335207146

OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:912178361

Subjects:

Biografía

Educación Métodos biográficos

Contents:

IntroductionDeveloping life historiesTechniques for doing life historyWhat have you got when you've got a life story?epistemological considerationsStudying teachers' life histories and professional practiceLife stories and social contextstorylines and scriptsQuestions of ethics and power in life history researchConfronting the dilemmasBibliographyIndex.