Scaling the Tower of Babel
An ability to communicate across cultures and languages has become an essential attribute for life in a globalised world. According to Australian government statistics, more than 120,000 people from 190 different countries became new citizens of Australia
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What is Next in Educational Research?
Edited by Si Fan and Jill Fielding-Wells University of Tasmania, Australia
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Forewordix John Williamson Prefacexi Acknowledgementsxiii Section 1: Issues in Educational Research Design and Methodology 1. Turning Good Ideas into Quality Research Noleine Fitzallen and Natalie Brown 2. Musings Yesterday and Knowledge Tomorrow: Beyond Reflexive Accounts of Research Encounters Jan Gube
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3. A Reflective Model for Action Research: An Evolving Pedagogical Trajectory21 Adnan Satariyan and Bronwyn Reynolds 4. Linking Research and Practice: Educational Design Research Seyum Tekeher Getenet and Kim Beswick
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5. The Challenges of Undertaking Citizenship Education Research in Pakistan Yaar Muhammad and Peter Brett
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6. Using Stories to Investigate, Reflect on and Raise Social Consciousness in a Sporting Culture Chris Zehntner, Karen Swabey and Jennifer Ann McMahon
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7. Scaling the Tower of Babel: A Researcher’s Journey into the Risks and Rewards of Multilingual Research Sandra Zicus
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Section 2: Social Integration and Education: Non-Traditional Students 8. Constructing an Identity: A Key to Learning Sharon Fraser 9. Early French Immersion in British Columbia: A Consideration of the ‘Struggling Learner’ Chandra N. Hunt, Greg Ashman and Megan Short v
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10. The Experiences and Perceptions of Non-Traditional Students Enrolled in an Online Teacher Education Course Jillian Downing 11. Confronting Educational Disadvantage by Improving Tasmanian Adolescents’ Participation in Education Deborah Brewer and Kim Beswick 12. Refugee Settlement in Australia and the Challenges for Integration Subhash Koirala
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Section 3: Researching Language Education 13. Language Education: Policy and Practice Yoshi Budd
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14. Issues in English Language Teaching in Nepal Ananda Aryal, Megan Short, Si Fan and David Kember
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15. Mind Your Language: Exploring Students’ Motivations Concerning Elective Second Language Learning Stephanie Clayton and David Moltow 16. Measurement of Vocabulary Knowledge: Problems and Solutions Yinglai Yue and Si Fan
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Section 4: Leadership: Implementing Educational Programs 17. Manifestations of
