Researching education for the inside investigations from within / [electronic resource] :
[edited by] Pat Sikes and Anthony Potts.
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2008.
- vi, 187 p.
Introduction: what are we talking about and why? / Pat Sikes and Anthony Potts -- Some philosophical and other related issues of insider research / Andrew Loxley and Aidan Seery -- Credibility issues in research from within organisations / Anne Smyth and Rosalie Holian -- Insider historical research / Gary McCulloch -- Researching leadership preparation from the inside: a Canadian perspective / Charles Webber and Ann Sherman -- Researching gender in schools / John Portelli -- Is it all about me? how queer! / Mark Vicars -- Researching educational governance and control: LEA and OFSTED / Peter Dickinson -- Teaching professional doctorates / Pat Drake and Linda Heath -- Researching research cultures in new universities / Pat Sikes -- Researching academic staff in colleges and universities / Anthony Potts -- Closing thoughts / Pat Sikes and Anthony Potts.