Books in the Teachers' Library series

This is designed for those learning qualitative research and those more advanced in the field. It focuses on understanding both the cognitive processes of qualitative research and the affective "feel" engendered.

Details the strengths, weaknesses and controversies around the concepts in curriculum, including curriculum planning and development, curriculum management, teaching perspectives, collaborative involvement in curriculum, and curriculum ideology. This book is of interest to those involved in curriculum planning and students training to be teachers.

Cuts through the complexities of educational research to give the novice reader a sound basis to define, develop, and conduct study, while providing insights for even the accomplished reader.

This text attempts to account for the growth of increased interest by sociologists and others in school subjects since the 1960s. Goodson's analysis of his own work examines the range of insights afforded of the nature of schooling and teaching through the study of school subjects.

Provides guidance on how to read research and how to conduct research in the classroom. It aims to engender in teachers an awareness of the possibility of research to broaden their outlook of their profession.

Provides guidance on how to read research and how to conduct research in the classroom. It aims to engender in teachers an awareness of the possibility of research to broaden their outlook of their profession.

A best-selling text written for the beginning qualitative researcher - theoretically rigorous, yet with an understandable perspective.

This text examines "participatory evaluation" which involves teachers and educational administrators along with researchers in a range of education-based evaluation tasks with the aim of improving quality. Topics covered include variations in the approach, its viability and its likely impact.

School subjects and how they are viewed and positioned within education is the focus of this text. It argues that, as part of rethinking the whole school curriculum, there has been a failure to look at the historical and social background of school subjects.

This text directly focuses on student empowerment through meaningful research. It makes explicit the relationship between teaching method, classroom practice, and the production of knowledge.

Focusing on change and reform in secondary and elementary schools, this book explores the possibilities for better schooling for early adolescents. The authors discuss school organization and practices and look at the transition between elementary and secondary schools.

This text directly focuses on student empowerment through meaningful research. It makes explicit the relationship between teaching method, classroom practice, and the production of knowledge.

This text is about writing-up qualitative research and is itself also a qualitative study. The written reflections of students on the writing process and the interpretations and presentations of their findings provide a base of data which the

What is an effective school and what is an effective teacher? This book answers questions like this through conversational dialogues between a principal, a pre-service teacher and experienced teachers.