Researching Live Music offers an important contribution to the emergent field of live music studies, a field which has, over the past ten years, seen a steady growth in publications that examine the history of live music venues and promoters, the economics of the live music industry, and the operations of the sector.

This volume provides graduate students and experienced researchers with a comprehensive guide to applying qualitative and mixed methods in classroom-based research on second language learning and teaching.

Given the growing concern around the world on the need to combat social exclusion and to improve economic circumstances through access to lifelong learning, this book, divided into two sections, acts as a reference point informing the debate, and also explores the relationships between research, policy and practice.

This book is designed to help students face the ethical, methodological and theoretical challenges and complexities involved in engaging children in rights-based, participatory research.

This book offers a model which can be readily applied to training, assessment of standards, inspections, and research and development. It is based on the latest research and reflects the national drive towards evidence-based standards.

Imagine a child who has never seen or heard any language at all. Would such a child be able to invent a language on her own? Despite what one might guess, the children described in this book make it clear that the answer to this question is 'yes'.

This volume provides a wide range of professional development activities to support schools in their own improvement journeys. It aims to provide new opportunities for teachers and management to reflect critically on, and improve, teacher and pupil autonomy.