This collection from a highly impressive international group of educational researchers explores epistemological, methodological, and ethical-political issues in the production of knowledge about educational phenomena in contemporary society.

Bridget Somekh, Thomas A. Schwandt

Introduction Part 1: Examining Educational Knowledge Production in Global Discourses of Accountability, Quality Assessment, and Performance Measures of Usefulness: A Diatribe. How is Educational Research 'Being Framed'? Governmentality, the (Ac)counting of, and Expertise in, Educational Research. 'Clarity Bordering on Stupidity?' Where's the Quality in Systematic Review?' Sex, Science and Educational Research: The Unholy Trinity. Internationalisation, Globalization, and Quality Audits: An Empire of the Mind? Part 2: Restructuring Educational Research Practices Theorizing Innovation and Knowledge Creation in Pursuit of Educational Justice. Democratic Accountability. From 'Human Capital' Theory to 'Capability Theory' as a Driver of Curriculum Reform: A Reflection on the Educational Implications of the Work of Amartya Sen in the Light of John Dewey's Account of Educational Values. Rethinking Doctoral Writing as Text Work and Identity Work. Politics, Knowledge, Identity and Community: Methodologist as Hitchhiker, Skateboarder