Few books consider the relationship of research and evaluation to policy and practice but this book opens up debates in that field. It examines the major processes, the problems of conducting research and looks at how they can be overcome.
Based on a research and evaluation programme which covered four local educational authorities; Buckinghamshire, Coventry, Salford and Solihul, this book sets out to provide an up-to-date account of the process and practice of in-service education.
Few books consider the relationship of research and evaluation to policy and practice but this book opens up debates in that field. It examines the major processes, the problems of conducting research and looks at how they can be overcome.
In this study, first published in 1983, Robert Burgess discusses the definitions, redefinitions, strategies and bargains used in and out of classrooms by teachers and pupils in a co-educational Roman Catholic school where he spent some time as a researcher and part-time teacher.
Based on a research and evaluation programme which covered four local educational authorities; Buckinghamshire, Coventry, Salford and Solihul, this book sets out to provide an up-to-date account of the process and practice of in-service education.
An authoritative guide to the problems and procedures associated with data collection and analysis in field research.
In this study, first published in 1983, Robert Burgess discusses the definitions, redefinitions, strategies and bargains used in and out of classrooms by teachers and pupils in a co-educational Roman Catholic school where he spent some time as a researcher and part-time teacher.