Summary

Using Social Theory in Educational Researchnbsp;is organised to help practising educators and novice researchers who have little familiarity with social theory to:

be introduced to major schools of social theory, their basic concepts, and their general applicability to educational issues develop an understanding of and appreciation for its potential to improve their own practice gain practical insight into how theory can function as a warrant, or support, for data interpretation through the use of multiple practical examples, learn how to integrate theory into their own work more effectively

Selected Contents: 1. Getting Theoreticalnbsp; 2. An Illustrated Tour of How Theory Works (and Doesn't Work) in Educational Researchnbsp; 3. Framing Research Theoretically, Part One: Planning and Data Collectionnbsp; 4. Framing Research Theoreticallynbsp; 5.When Research Meets Research