Traianou, Anna. 2010. Discussing Friction. In: K Safford; M Stacey and W Hancock, eds. Small Scale Research in Primary Schools: A reader for Learning and Professional Development. London: Routledge, pp. 170-190. ISBN 9780415585590 [Book Section]

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Small-scale Research in Primary Schools provides guidance and inspiration for students and practitioners undertaking practical investigations and workplace enquiry in the primary school. The 30 chapters are carefully selected to illustrate a range of approaches to educational enquiry, and are particularly relevant to the range of practitioners who may carry out school-based research as part of a course of study: teachers, trainee- and newly-qualified teachers, teaching assistants, learning mentors and staff who support children with individual needs.

Research topics addressed in chapters include children’s learning in the core curriculum subjects as well as themes central to teaching and learning. Important concepts and terminology are highlighted throughout. More specifically, areas of research explored include:

•Play
•Special Educational Needs
•Working with parents and families
•English as an Additional Language
•Creativity
•Language development
•Learning environments
Small-scale Research in Primary Schools provides a straightforward, highly accessible introduction to enquiry approaches and research methodologies, and the questions and challenges adults in schools encounter about children’s learning. It shows how small-scale research in primary education can impact on professional thinking and learning. It aims to provide constructive support for students and practitioners in extending their knowledge and understanding through workplace enquiry.

Item Type:	Book Section
Keywords:	sociocultural approaches to learning and knoweldge; ethnography in educational research; classroom observation
Departments, Centres and Research Units:	Educational Studies
Dates:	Date Event 26 July 2010 Published
Item ID:	4559
Date Deposited:	23 Nov 2010 13:45
Last Modified:	27 Jun 2017 09:59
URI:	https://research.gold.ac.uk/id/eprint/4559

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