Doing Research within Communities

Name: Doing Research within Communities
Brand: Taylor & Francis
SKU: 9781138852679
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Stories and lessons from language and education field research

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Doing Research within Communities shares real-life examples of field research in language and education, exploring the processes and challenges faced by researchers. Through sixteen personal research narratives from diverse projects across the Asia-Pacific region and the US, it offers practical advice on ethical, theoretical, and logistical issues such as language choice in multilingual settings and researcher status. This book guides readers to reflect on their own research by connecting with experienced community researchers.
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Ideal for early career researchers and graduate students conducting fieldwork within communities, especially those in sociolinguistics, language education, and social research.

Doing Research within Communities provides an invaluable resource for early career researchers and graduate students new to researching within communities.

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Doing Research within Communities provides real-life examples of field research projects in language and education, offering an overview of research processes and solutions to the common challenges faced by researchers in the field. This unique book contains personal research narratives from sixteen different and varied fieldwork projects, providing advice and guidance to the reader through example rather than instruction. It enables the reader to discover connections with the storyteller and gain insights into their own research journey.

This book:

Provides advice, practical guidance, and support for engaging with a community as a research site.
Covers the real-life theoretical, ethical, and practical issues faced by researchers, such as language choice in multilingual communities, and the insider/outsider status of the researcher.
Discusses challenges posed by a variety of mono- and multilingual settings, from remote island communities to large urban areas.
Includes research from across the Asia-Pacific area, including Australia, New Zealand, and East Timor, and also the US.

Doing Research within Communities is essential reading for early career researchers and graduate students undertaking fieldwork within communities.

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Praised for its clear depiction of challenges faced by outsider researchers engaging with communities, the book is highly recommended for both new and experienced researchers. Bernard Spolsky highlights its usefulness in sociolinguistics, while Lisa Goodson calls it an inspiring and essential read for those interested in co-produced research with communities.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781138852679

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 29 April 2016

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Routledge

Illustration: 1 Tables, black and white

Contributors:

Edited by Kerry Taylor-Leech
Edited by Donna Starks

Audience: Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Width: 156.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 520g

Pages: 180

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Education & Reference Non-Fiction Science & Nature

About the Author

Kerry Taylor-Leech is a Lecturer in Applied Linguistics and TESOL at Griffith University, Australia. Donna Starks is an Associate Professor in Language Education at La Trobe University, Australia.