Fiction written under Oath?: Essays in Philosophy and Educational Research [Hardcover]

The measured and passionate essays in this volume bring to contemporary debates about educational research both a first-hand familiarity with the practices and arguments of the educational research community and a clear grasp of the ways in which philosophical sources and analysis can inform them. It will be essential reading for researchers, masters and doctoral students who are coming to terms with educational research.

Acknowledgements. 1. A 'biographical positioning'. 2. Introduction: philosophising about educational research. 3. Philosophising as and in educational research. 4. The dicipline(s) of educational research. 5. Educational theory, practice and research: pragmatic perspectives. 6. Educational research: pursuit of truth or flight into fancy? 7. Narratives, fiction and the magic of the real. 8. Narratives in history, fiction and educational research. 9. Quality and relevance in educational research. 10. 'Nothing about us without us': ethics and outsider research. 11. Research for sale: moral market or moral maze? 12. 'Fiction written under oath'? Ethics and epistemology in educational research. 13. From philosophising about research to researching. Index.<