Category Archives: Educational research

Educational Research: Networks and Technologies

Posted on February 25, 2020 by Giorgio Bertini

There have always been networks in the context of educational research as well as particular technologies. Yet recent developments in ICT have put their mark on contemporary education and on educational research and more in general on knowledge and understanding. … Continue reading →

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Complexity and Educational Research — A critical reflection

Posted on October 24, 2017 by Giorgio Bertini

Judgements concerning proper or appropriate educational endeavor, methods of investigation and philosophizing about education necessarily implicate perspectives, values, assumptions, and beliefs. In recent years ideas from the complexity sciences have been utilized in many domains including psychology, economics, architecture, social science, and education. This … Continue reading →

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Human Research and Complexity Theory

Posted on October 23, 2017 by Giorgio Bertini

The disavowal of positivist science by many educational researchers has resulted in a deepening polarization of research agendas and an epistemological divide that appears increasingly difficult to span. Despite a turning away from science altogether by some, and thus toward various forms of … Continue reading →

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Innovating Pedagogy 2015

Posted on January 29, 2016 by Giorgio Bertini

This series of reports explores new forms of teaching, learning and assessment for an interactive world, to guide teachers and policy makers in productive innovation. This fourth report proposes ten innovations that are already in currency and are having an … Continue reading →

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Ethics and Education Research

Posted on December 9, 2015 by Giorgio Bertini

Part of the popular BERA/SAGE Research Methods in Education series, this is the first book to specifically focus on the ethics of Education research. Drawn from the authors’ experiences in the UK, Australia and mainland Europe and with contributions from … Continue reading →

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How Bourdieu bites back: Misrecognition in Education and Educational Research

Posted on October 28, 2015 by Giorgio Bertini

Having noted that some use of Bourdieusian concepts in educational research is superficial, this paper offers a view of the distinctiveness of Bourdieu’s concepts via the example of misrecognition, which is differentiated from the concept with the same name in … Continue reading →

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Bakhtinian Pedagogy

Posted on March 31, 2015 by Giorgio Bertini

This collection of essays brings Bakhtinian ideas into dialogue with educational practice across cultural and pedagogical boundaries. These encounters offer fresh perspectives on contemporary issues in education, and consider pedagogical responses that are framed within a dialogic imperative. The book … Continue reading →

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Education Systems in Historical, Cultural, and Sociological Perspectives

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Giorgio Bertini

For nearly half a century, research on education systems has been increasingly popular. However, this popularity was long restricted primarily to internationally linked policymakers and education planners often backed up by international organizations such as the OECD but also by … Continue reading →

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Complexity and Educational Research – A critical reflection

Posted on November 1, 2013 by Giorgio Bertini

Judgements concerning proper or appropriate educational endeavour, methods of investigation and philosophising about education necessarily implicate perspectives, values, assumptions and beliefs. In recent years ideas from the complexity sciences have been utilised in many domains including psychology, economics, architecture, social … Continue reading →

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Complexity Thinking and Methodology

Posted on October 30, 2013 by Giorgio Bertini

Complexity theories have in common perspectives that challenge linear methodologies and views of causality. In educational research, relatively little has been written explicitly exploring their implications for educational research methodology in general and case study in particular. In this paper, … Continue reading →