Partnerships in Education Research provides the epistemological and philosophical basis for engaging with partners in research and discusses many of the practical issues facing researchers such as finding the right research partner, developing partnership protocols, joint planning approaches and creating effective research relationships. The authors also consider the theoretical, ethical and socio-cultural aspects of partnership research and the potential for partnership research to have long lasting effects on educational practice.The book draws on a diverse range of case studies to explore practical issues, methodologies, challenges, and benefits of partnership research in education.Partnerships in Education Research offers a series of principles and models that can be applied to the development of an effective partnership research project.
Michael Anderson is Professor of Education at the University of Sydney, Australia.Kelly Freebody is a Lecturer in the Faculty of Education and Social Work at the University of Sydney, Australia.
List of figures and tablesAcknowledgementsPreface1. Making Knowledge Matter2. Partnerships: A Multi-Layered Approach3. Roles and Responsibilities of Partnership Research in Education4. Developing a Partnership Research Project in Education5. Initiating and Leading Partnership Research6. Resourcing Partnership Research7. Delivering Partnership Research8. Methods for Partnership Research9. Developing Doctoral Research Partnership10. Communicating and Disseminating Partnership Research11. Reflections on the Way Ahead for Partnership ResearchReferencesIndex
Anderson and Freebody offer a series of comprehensive, systematic and useful ways of undertaking partnership research in educational settings. The book is thoughtfully researched, grounded in theory, methodologically sound and provides diverse examples of engaging in research with educational partners. The simple and complex questions are addressed and most importantly the thread of why education matters resonates throughout the book.