Buch, Englisch, 238 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 371 g
Qualitative methods and ethical issues
Buch, Englisch, 238 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 371 g
ISBN: 978-1-138-02442-7
Verlag: Routledge
Researching Education Policy, Public Policy, and Policymakers is a theoretical and hands-on practical guide to conducting qualitative research on education policy and public policy, with an emphasis on studies that involve senior participants and high-status government and non-government organisations.
Building on over a decade of extensive experience in qualitative research on education policy among the most senior policymakers, this book explores and illustrates successful approaches to working with senior policymakers through examples from both the UK and Israel. Whilst policy studies are traditionally either theoretical or quantitative, this book explains the theory, methodology, and ethics of harnessing qualitative methods to the study of senior policymakers and their settings.
Key topics include:
- Designing and planning the qualitative policy study
- Document analysis as a policy research tool
- Interviewing policymakers and observing policy
- Mapping qualitative policy analysis methods
- Writing policy reports
- Ethics and trust
This practical guide, built upon a sound theoretical framework, will prove both inspirational and helpful to academic and professional researchers across all disciplines involving public policy.
Zielgruppe
Postgraduate and Professional
Autoren/Hrsg.
Weitere Infos & Material
Part I: Policy studies and qualitative research
Chapter 1: Introduction: Studying senior policymakers and policy in education
via qualitative research methods.
Chapter 2: The case for qualitative research In education policy: rationale and examples.
Chapter 3: Designing and planning the qualitative policy study.
Part II: Methodology and study design
Chapter 4: Document analysis as a policy research tool.
Chapter 5: Open-closed-open: The promises and perils of interviews with policymakers.
Chapter 6: Observing policy: the art of policy watching.
Chapter 7: Mapping qualitative policy analysis methods: toolbox, totem, or taboo.
Chapter 8: Writing a policy report – crafting a policy story: how to turn private.knowledge into public knowledge part iii: ethics in qualitative policy studies.
Part III: Ethics
Chapter 9: An ethical paradigm for studying education policy and people of status and power: mapping the terrain.
Chapter 10: Building trust: abusing trust? The art of confidentiality, intellectual validity, and informed consent.
Coda
References
Index
