Writing in the Margin explores the practise of reading and writing in philosophy of education and education theory, addressing what is means to do research and evaluating to what extent the empirical and non-empirical distinction is helpful in educational research. Drawing on their own research, theoretical and philosophical sources, the authors investigate the important issue of what it means to read and write when there is no prescribed structure. With contributions from international scholars in the field of philosophy of education, this book is globally applicable and will be a valuable guide for postgraduate students and academics who are reading or writing in the field of education.
Amanda Fulford is Head of Postgraduate Programmes in the Institute of Childhood and Education and Associate Principal Lecturer in Education Research at Leeds Trinity University, UK.
Naomi Hodgson is Visiting Research Fellow in the Laboratory for Education and Society, KU Leuven, Belgium, and Visiting Lecturer at Liverpool Hope University, UK.
Part I:
Part II:
Illustrates the multiple ways in which non-empirical research can be undertaken in education, as outlined in Part I. It will do this by presenting a number of examples of ongoing research by international scholars and practitioners in the field, each addressing a different substantive area of policy or practice, and each illustrating a different mode of analysis.
Part III
This final part of the text is a critical reflection on Part II. It has three broad aims: