The Enlightened Eye: Qualitative Inquiry and the Enhancement of Educational Practice

About this book

This is an important new resource in qualitative research methods and educational research.This benchmark work gives readers a solid understanding of qualitative research and evaluation and its great promise for evaluating and guiding educational practice. It demonstrates how the same methods used by critics in the arts and humanities such as observing performance qualities setting and interaction patterns also applies to the classroom practice. Excellent examples are provided to show what this type of research looks like and how it can be applied to the evaluation of teaching learning and the overall school environment.