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What is Next in Educational Research?

  • The book showcases the work of higher degree by research (HDR) students and sets an example for good practice in HDR supervision and publishing
  • All the beginning researcher chapters in the book are first-authored by an HDR student, with some of the chapters co-authored by their supervisors; the collaborative spirit of the beginning researchers and supervisors is a highlight of the book
  • The chapters in this book demonstrate broad interests of the HDR students and the collection demonstrates a rich combination of research areas and a global perspective

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Table of contents (29 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
  2. Issues in Educational Research Design And Methodology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Turning Good Ideas into Quality Research

      • Noleine Fitzallen, Natalie Brown
      Pages 3-10
    3. A Reflective Model for Action Research

      • Adnan Satariyan, Bronwyn Reynolds
      Pages 21-28
    4. Linking Research and Practice

      • Seyum Tekeher Getenet, Kim Beswick
      Pages 29-40
    5. Using Stories to Investigate, Reflect on and Raise Social Conciousness in a Sporting Culture

      • Chris Zehntner, Karen Swabey, Jennifer Ann Mcmahon
      Pages 51-58
    6. Scaling the Tower of Babel

      • Sandra Zicus
      Pages 59-68
  3. Social Integration and Education: Non-Traditional Students

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 69-69
    2. Constructing an Identity

      • Sharon Fraser
      Pages 71-78
    3. Early French Immersion in British Columbia

      • Chandra N. Hunt, Greg Ashman, Megan Short
      Pages 79-91
  4. Researching Language Education

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 131-131
    2. Language Education

      • Yoshi Budd
      Pages 133-139
    3. Issues in English Language Teaching in Nepal

      • Ananda Aryal, Megan Short, Si Fan, David Kember
      Pages 141-155
    4. Mind Your Language

      • Stephanie Clayton, David Moltow
      Pages 157-170
    5. Measurement of Vocabulary Knowledge

      • Yinglai Yue, Si Fan
      Pages 171-182

About this book

What is Next in Educational Research? enables the reader to peek into research at the forefront of a diverse range of education fields as it is being conducted by beginning researchers. The book illustrates the extensive range of research being undertaken in education through a broad range of issues, topics and methodologies that will underpin and provoke research well into the future. The five sections address a range of topics, including: issues in design and methodology, social integration, language education, leadership, and issues in contemporary education. Each chapter makes a valuable contribution to existing educational research, and is a testament to the potential of these researchers to lead innovative educational research projects. Both higher degree by research students and their supervisors will find this book particularly useful and interesting as it provides examples of quality research higher degree writing, illustrates a variety of contemporary methodologies, andsupports the early publication of student work.


Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Tasmania, Australia

    Si Fan, Jill Fielding-Wells

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: What is Next in Educational Research?

  • Editors: Si Fan, Jill Fielding-Wells

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-524-1

  • Publisher: SensePublishers Rotterdam

  • eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature B.V. 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-6300-524-1Published: 08 July 2016

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 364

  • Topics: Education, general

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