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This updated second edition extends the discussions surrounding the key qualitative methods used in contemporary educational research. Featuring comprehensive coverage of research across all stages of education, it provides sophisticated and concise discussions on both the building blocks of the field and the latest advances in research.   Bringing together international scholars, this Handbook offers exceptional insights into the theories and disciplinary approaches to qualitative study and the processes of data collection, analysis and representation, offering fresh ideas to inspire and re-invigorate researchers in educational research. Blending the ideas of both emerging authors and established academics, this Handbook explores research in formal, informal and non-formal education settings internationally.   Informative and comprehensive, this Handbook is crucial reading for academics and graduate students in educational research in search of exciting opportunities and avenues for new projects in the field. It will also be useful for practitioners and policymakers in educational settings who need a fresh and diverse illustration of the latest research. Contributors include: A. Allan, L. Allen, L. Atkins, C. Bagley, R. Bishop, G. Calder, R. Castro-Salazar, R.F. Clemens, M. Cortazzi, Z.B. Corwin, S. Delamont, M. Dressman, J. Elliot, K. Finn, S. Gannon, A. Gitlin, A. Grant, S. Habib, B.E. Halldórsdóttir, M. Hammersley, N. Hayfield, R. Holmes, M. Holton, L. Jin, W. Journell, P. King, J.I. Kjaran, T. Kosonen, M. Kusenbach, J.N. Lester, L.W. Loutzenheiser, J. Mann, D. Mannay, A.B. Marvasti, A. McInch, C. Mcluckie, K. Morrin, M. Myers, B. Neale, T.M. Paulus, J. Robinson, J. Robson, W.-M. Roth, M. Sánchez, M. Somerville, M. Tamboukou, S.J. Tanner, G. Terry, W.G. Tierney, M. Thomas, J. Tummons, C. Turney, M.R.M Ward, C. Watson

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'After years of teaching Qualitative Methods with handfuls of articles and clippings and bits and bobs strung together to bridge all the fresh, key content, at long last a single volume has everything I need in one place: a theoretically robust, innovative, up-to-date and energetically written soup-to-nuts text on qualitative methodology. I only teach with texts that I know will be valuable additions to students' professional libraries for years to come, and this will be included in my next course.' -- Sally Campbell Galman, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, US 'Ward and Delamont have curated a comprehensive handbook that will be of great value to contemporary researchers in education. The book offers a rich diversity of theoretical positions, data collection methods, and approaches to analysis, whilst importantly recognising that the space of education is beyond the traditional classroom. A superb resource for researchers and for those teaching research methods in education!' -- Nicola Ingram, Sheffield Hallam University, UK

'After years of teaching qualitative methods with handfuls of articles and clippings and bits and bobs strung together to bridge all the fresh, key content, at long last a single volume has everything I need in one place: a theoretically robust, innovative, up-to-date and energetically written soup-to-nuts text on qualitative methodology. I only teach with texts that I know will be valuable additions to students' professional libraries for years to come, and this will be included in my next course.' --Sally Campbell Galman, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, US'Ward and Delamont have curated a comprehensive Handbook that will be of great value to contemporary researchers in education. The book offers a rich diversity of theoretical positions, data collection methods, and approaches to analysis, whilst importantly recognising that the space of education is beyond the traditional classroom. A superb resource for researchers and for those teaching research methods in education!' --Nicola Ingram, Sheffield Hallam University, UK

'After years of teaching qualitative methods with handfuls of articles and clippings and bits and bobs strung together to bridge all the fresh, key content, at long last a single volume has everything I need in one place: a theoretically robust, innovative, up-to-date and energetically written soup-to-nuts text on qualitative methodology. I only teach with texts that I know will be valuable additions to students' professional libraries for years to come, and this will be included in my next course.' -- Sally Campbell Galman, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, US 'Ward and Delamont have curated a comprehensive Handbook that will be of great value to contemporary researchers in education. The book offers a rich diversity of theoretical positions, data collection methods, and approaches to analysis, whilst importantly recognising that the space of education is beyond the traditional classroom. A superb resource for researchers and for those teaching research methods in education!' -- Nicola Ingram, Sheffield Hallam University, UK

'After years of teaching qualitative methods with handfuls of articles and clippings and bits and bobs strung together to bridge all the fresh, key content, at long last a single volume has everything I need in one place: a theoretically robust, innovative, up-to-date and energetically written soup-to-nuts text on qualitative methodology. I only teach with texts that I know will be valuable additions to students' professional libraries for years to come, and this will be included in my next course.' --Sally Campbell Galman, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, US'Ward and Delamont have curated a comprehensive Handbook that will be of great value to contemporary researchers in education. The book offers a rich diversity of theoretical positions, data collection methods, and approaches to analysis, whilst importantly recognising that the space of education is beyond the traditional classroom. A superb resource for researchers and for those teaching research methods in education!' --Nicola Ingram, Sheffield Hallam University, UK

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Edited by Michael R.M. Ward, Senior Lecturer in Social Sciences, Swansea University and Sara Delamont, Reader Emerita, School of Social Sciences, Cardiff Univerity, UK

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