Theory Building in Educational Research

Kettley (social science, U. of Cambridge) explores processes involved in generating, refining, and testing theory in education studies, bridging empirical research strategies and education theories. He deploys the conceptual principles of the Cambridge school of sociology, which underly a range of contemporary research, to argue that theory building, and consequently theory in education, are in a state of crisis. He covers crisis and corrections, the interface of theory and method, education theory building in practice, and prospects and promises. Annotation c2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Nigel Kettley is Lecturer in Social Science at the Institute of Continuing Education and Fellow of Wolfson College, University of Cambridge, UK.