The Sage Handbook for Research in Education

Conrad and Serlin (higher education and educational psychology, U. of Wisconsin-Madison) aim to encourage and inspire undergraduate and graduate education students, faculty, and educational practitioners to conduct meaningful inquiry. In 28 chapters, education scholars from the US, Canada, and the UK explore the context of inquiry, its purposes, and key stakeholders; challenges and issues in formulating meaningful problems and doing research, and strategies to address them, including data, design, analyses, and conclusions; and examples of critical incidents that have shaped their research. For this edition, chapters are separated into three parts, the second part has been revised to include new chapters that focus on formulating meaningful problems, and 11 new chapters have been added, on reviewing literature and formulating problems; design in qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods; integrating education inquiry across research traditions; writing, voicing, and disseminating research; using historical methods; appropriate scaffolds for new researchers; research on leadership and change; and the arc of research. Annotation c2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)