Research Methods in Education

Research Methods in Education

Handbook of Theory and Research for the Sociology of Education.

The first of its kind, this handbook synthesizes major advances in the sociology of education over the past several decades. It incorporates both a systematic review of significant theoretical and empirical work and challenging original contributions by distinguished American, English, and French sociologists. In his introduction, John G. Richardson traces the development of the sociology of education and reviews the important classical European works in which this discipline is grounded. Each chapter, devoted to a major topic in the field, provides both a review of the literature and an exposition of an original thesis. The inclusion of subjects outside traditional sociological concern--such as the historical foundations of education and the sociology of special education--gives an interdisciplinary scope that enhances the volume's usefulness.

Review of research in education

Introduction: Rethinking Learning: What Counts as Learning and What Learning Counts - Judith Green and Allan Luke Chapter 1: Redefining Disciplinary Learning in Classroom Contexts - Michael J. Ford and Ellice A. Forman Chapter 2: Cross-National Explorations of Sociocultural Research on Learning - Olga A. Vasquez Chapter 3: Learning in Inclusive Education Research: Re-mediating Theory and Methods With a Transformative Agenda - Alfredo J. Artiles, Elizabeth B. Kozleski, Sherman Dorn, and Carol Christensen Chapter 4: Validity in Educational Assessment - Pamela A. Moss, Brian J. Girard, and Laura C. Haniford Chapter 5: Social, Methodological, and Theoretical Issues Regarding Assessment: Lessons From a Secondary Analysis of PISA 2000 Literacy Tests - Jean-Yves Rochex Chapter 6: Culture and Learning in the Context of Globalization: Research Directions - Wan Shun Eva Lam Chapter 7: Engaging Young People: Learning in Informal Contexts - Jennifer A. Vadeboncoeur Chapter 8: Youth, Technology, and Media Cultures - Julian Sefton-Green