This practical guide to doing classroom discourse research provides a comprehensive overview of the research process. This book is essential reading for courses on classroom discourse or thesis writing and a key supplementary resource for research methods, discourse analysis, or language teaching and learning.

It is a common ambition in society and government to make young people more creative. Creative teaching and learning is often used as a site for research and action research. This book explores the act of creativity. It is suitable for research in creative teaching and learning, and for ITE, CPD, Masters and doctoral students.

Offers advice about research methods with reference to the various English Language topics including variation in accents, news discourse, forensic linguistics, child language development and more. This title guides readers step-by-step through the research process, from initial ideas to the submission of the dissertation.

This study enables the lecturer to explore issues, dilemmas and situations which confront the stakeholders in further and higher education. It explores how assessment and evaluation of student learning and tutors teaching are affected by institutional and governmental arrangements.

This volume critically and pragmatically reflects upon the use of life stories in social and educational research. Using four life stories as examples, the authors apply four different, practical approaches to demonstrate effective research and analysis.