Research Methods for Social Justice and Equity in Education offers researchers a full understanding of very important concepts, showing how they can be used a means to develop practical strategies for undertaking research that makes a difference to the lives of marginalised and disadvantaged learners. It explores different conceptualisations of social justice and equity, and leads the reader through a discussion of what their implications are for undertaking educational research that is both moral and ethical and how it can be enacted in the context of their chosen research method and a variety of others, both well-known and more innovative. The authors draw on real, practical examples from a range of educational contexts, including early childhood, special and inclusive education and adult education, and cultures located in both western and developing nations in order to exemplify how researchers can use methods which contribute to the creation of more equitable education systems. In this way, the authors provide a global perspective of the contrasting and creative ways in which researchers reflect on and integrate principles of social justice in their methods and their methodological decision making.It encourages the reader to think critically about their own research by asking key questions, such as: what contribution can research for equity and social justice make to new and emerging methods and methodologies? And how can researchers implement socially just research methods from a position of power? This book concludes by proposing a range of methods and methodologies which researchers can use to challenge inequality and work towards social justice, offering a springboard from which they can further their own studies.

Series Editor PrefaceGlossary of Key TermsIntroductionPart I: Theorising Social Justice and Equity in Educational Research Methods1. Theoretical Conceptions of Social Justice and Equity2. Applying Socially Just Research Methods with Communities and Individuals3. Socially Just Research as Ethical Endeavour4. Insiders: Educators and Researchers for Social JusticePart II: Research Methods for Social Justice and Equity in Context 5. Education, Marginalisation, Voice and Socially Just Methods6. Education, Literacy, Poverty and Social Justice7. Global Perspectives on Research Methods for Equity and Social JusticePart III: Research Methods for Equity and Social Justice8. Collaborative and Participatory Methods 9. Ethnographic Approaches10. Methodological Creativity ConclusionReferencesIndex