Researching Participation using Critical Discourse Analysis

Deborah Heck

doi:10.1007/978-1-4020-6416-6_16

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Researching Participation using Critical Discourse Analysis

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Researching Participation using Critical Discourse Analysis

Deborah Heck

Participation and Learning: Perspectives on Education and the Environment, Health and Sustainability, pp.256-267

Springer Netherlands

2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6416-6_16

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Other Education

critical discourse analysis

citizenship education materials

action competence

This chapter discusses my reflections as a researcher on the use of critical discourse analysis as a research approach for understanding notions of participation within education curriculum materials. It identifies my journey through the process of identifying a suitable approach to explore my research problem, and the chapter begins by presenting the research problem that I sought to explore. The remainder of the chapter has three parts. The first part charts the conceptual and theoretical frame for a research design that meets the dual challenge of being located within a critical paradigm and developing a rigorous research approach to convince bureaucrats who might ordinarily favour quantitative forms of research. The second part of the chapter explores Critical Discourse Analysis as a research approach that met this dual challenge. The design and outcomes of the research process provide a contribution towards making the theoretical practical in terms of critical research approaches. The final part details recommendations for researchers and practitioners interested in using critical discourse analysis to explore participation, identifying possible future directions for environmental and health education research.

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Title: Researching Participation using Critical Discourse Analysis
Authors: Deborah Heck (Author) - Griffith University
Contributors: A Reid (Editor)
B B Jensen (Editor)
J Nikel (Editor)
V Simovska (Editor)
Publication details: Participation and Learning: Perspectives on Education and the Environment, Health and Sustainability, pp.256-267
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-6416-6_16
ISBN: 9781402064159
Organisation Unit: School of Education and Tertiary Access; School of Education - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99449692002621
Output Type: Book chapter

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