Celebrating Diversity in Becoming an Educational Researcher

Edited By: Debra McGregor, Sarah Frodsham, Sibel Erduran

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This collection of reflective biographical accounts follows diverse academics on their journeys to becoming educational researchers. Their personal stories highlight the challenges, resolutions, and ‘what I wish I knew’, revealing a path that is profoundly transformational.

This book offers a collection of 15 reflective biographical accounts of teachers, scientists, a childhood author, a philosopher, a dancer and other academics' journeys to…

This book offers a collection of 15 reflective biographical accounts of teachers, scientists, a childhood author, a philosopher, a dancer and other academics’ journeys to becoming educational researchers. The personal and professional stories highlight for any would-be doctoral student, researcher or educationalist the challenges and problem resolutions to becoming a researcher.

The reflective aspects of the narrated stories also include ‘what I wish I knew before I embarked’ upon the researcher journey. These wise words, drawing on lived-experiences, are useful for educational researchers, educational policymakers drawing on research and also those responsible for designing doctoral programmes.
The penultimate chapter also introduces the passionate voices of the authors that convey the true reality of learning as they develop their identities, appropriate new forms of knowledge, knowing and understandings. In addition to this, the use of metaphors brings alive each authors’ experiences to demonstrate how this journey is profoundly transformational for everyone!

Debra McGregor is a Professor in Education at Oxford Brookes University. She has written, jointly authored and co-edited 7 books. She has written over 20 chapters and 40 papers. Her areas of work cross primary, secondary and tertiary education and have involved the theory and practice of teaching and learning.

Dr Sarah Frodsham is the Co-director of the Graduate School and Chair of Ethics for the Department for Continuing Education at the University of Oxford. She has successfully published 16 peer-reviewed papers and book chapters. In addition, she has presented at numerous international conferences and has had successful public-facing research exhibitions.

Sibel Erduran is Professor of Science Education and Director of Research in the Department of Education at the University of Oxford, UK. She is the Editor-in-Chief of Science & Education and an Editor for International Journal of Science Education. Her research interests focus on the infusion of epistemic practices of science in science education.

Adrian Twissell, Carmen Capewell, Carol Brown, Debra McGregor, Hamish Chalmers, Ian Menter, Ian Summerscales, Jane Spiro, Mary Briggs, Mary Kitchener, Mary Wild, Polly Bell, Poppy Gibson, Sibel Erduran, Tracey Martin-Millward, Sarah Frodsham

Hardback

ISBN: 1-0364-1129-X
ISBN13: 978-1-0364-1129-9
Date of Publication: 2024-11-14

Paperback

ISBN: 1-0364-5584-X
ISBN13: 978-1-0364-5584-2
Date of Publication: 2025-08-11

Ebook

ISBN: 1-0364-1130-3
ISBN13: 978-1-0364-1130-5
Date of Publication: 2025-08-11

Categories: Social Sciences, Education, Education, Library and Information Science, Sociology

Pages: 406

Subject Codes:

BIC: JN, GPS, JHBA
THEMA: JN, GPS, JHBA