Poetry, Method and Education Research: Doing Critical, Decolonising and Political Inquiry

Poetry is used in research to enhance, critique, analyze, and express different voices, and "Poetry, Method, and Education Research" brings together international scholars to explore issues such as neoliberalism, culture, decolonizing education, health, and teacher identities. It frames poetry as a method and performance and addresses a wide variety of questions from different perspectives, making it an essential resource for students and researchers in education and graduate research methods courses.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 306 pages
Publication date: 29 April 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Poetry possesses the remarkable ability to blend political and pedagogical dimensions, serving as a versatile tool in research endeavors to enhance, critique, analyze, and express a multitude of voices. In the realm of education research, Poetry, Method, and Education Research serves as a vibrant forum, drawing together esteemed scholars from across the globe to delve into a diverse array of topics, including neoliberalism, culture, decolonizing education, health, and teacher identities. A fundamental strength of this book lies in its unwavering focus on poetry as a research method, encompassing comprehensive discussions on engaging with poetry in research, as well as presenting a diverse collection of research poems. Thus, poetry emerges as a multifaceted approach, simultaneously serving as a method and a performance.

Within the pages of this book, authors address a wide range of questions from diverse perspectives, exploring how poetry can be employed to contemplate intricate educational issues, its appropriate placement within research projects, the art of crafting poetry to generate and analyze data, and the potential of poetry to represent these findings. This book serves as an indispensable resource for students and researchers enrolled in education programs, as well as those who teach in graduate research methods courses. By delving into the multifaceted world of poetry as a research tool, Poetry, Method, and Education Research offers a profound exploration of the potential of poetry to inspire, inform, and transform the field of education.

Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367516222