The Politics and Machinations of Education Research: International Case Studies brings together twelve education researchers from four countries the United States, England, Australia, and Malaysia to reflect on their experience of doing research. From large-scale national projects, to micro research within classrooms and communities, the political conduct and consequences subtly and not so subtly redefine the outcomes of the research. Each of the researchers shares the highs and lows of the experience and gives hints for the beginning researcher. This book is organized around three themes: political interventions; action research in schools; and cross-cultural research.

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The Editor: Sue McGinty is currently Director of Research at the School of Indigenous Australian Studies, James Cook University, Australia. She has worked in schools, adult education centers, and universities. She currently teaches research methods and trains professionals to be educators. She earned her Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and has since published in the area of cross cultural education. Her most recent book is Gender, Resilience, and Success at School (Peter Lang, 1999).

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Contents: Sue McGinty: Introduction Alan Peshkin: Ten Common Issues for the Beginning Researcher Urszula Clark: The Researcher and National Government-Sponsored Curriculum Research: Dilemmas, Contradictions, and «Squaring Circles» Ambigapathy Pandian: Approaching Literacy Research in Malaysia Lizanne DeStefano: Dilemmas in Evaluation Practice: When Standards Fall Short Denis Ladbrook: Pitfalls in Doing Research for Government Bureaucracies Neville Jennings: Building Bridges in School-Focused Research: The Australian Experience Jo Carr: Action Research and the Language Classroom Catherine M. Day: Research as a Religious Experience: Conducting a Case Study in a Catholic School Organization R. Santhiram: Educational Research in Multiethnic School Settings: A Malaysian Experience Jane M. Selby: Child Care in Remote Indigenous Australian Communities: Empowerment and Intervention Mona El Ayoubi: Exploring Intercultural Communication in Research Practice Wai-Kong Ng: Educational Technology Research and Its Dissemination in Malaysia.