More than just a conventional research text, this book provides an alternative view of educational research examining questions of action research, qualitative research and case study methods. All in all, an essential purchase for any researcher.

Have you ever thought research is boring? Social research does offer the possibility of involvement in projects that are informative, sometimes revealing, and fun to do. This book shows us that teaching, learning and research are essentially social and deeply personal activities and that fun needs to be an integral part of this. The main concerns of the text are with qualitative research, action research and case study methods. It goes back to first principles arguing for research that is concerned with the nature of personal memories and of perception, the use of drawings and photographs, the emotional relationships implicit in any kind of research and the context of the contemporary workplace. The authors develop directions and possibilities for research and find ways of bringing together theory and practice, the personal and the social, and organizations and their clients.