A guide to going through an action research process. It addresses: action research and how it differs from other forms of research; the steps involved in developing an action research project; ways of developing a research focus; methods of data collection; approaches to data analysis; and, making sense of action research for classroom action.

Are you beginning a creative writing course? Or thinking about taking one? This guide outlines: the contexts for creative writing courses, explaining where the subject has come from and why that matters the "content, structure and delivery" of the courses, helping you to understand how your course will be shaped and what you will be asked to do.

Using case studies and real situations, this book highlights the contribution that Foucault and other post-structural theorists can make to research and practice in early childhood services.

This is designed for those learning qualitative research and those more advanced in the field. It focuses on understanding both the cognitive processes of qualitative research and the affective "feel" engendered.