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A Complement To Researching Schools By The Same Authors, This Book Provides Readers With A Strong Theoretical Framework For School-based Research As Well As Valuable Advice On The Ways In Which Networks Of Specialist Groups Can Work Together To Create A Broad-ranging Approach To Educational Research. Through A Critical Examination Of Existing Research And Current Thinking, The Authors Draw Out Implications For The Effective Policy And Practice Of School-based Research. Illustrated Throughout With Case Studies And Including A Full And Detailed Literature Review, This Book Will Be A Vital Resource For All Academics Pursuing Research Into Education.--publisher's Website. Introduction: Schools Learning Through Networking And Researching -- Pt. I. The Foundations Of Networking Practitioner Research: Researching Schools, Collaboration And Networks. Researching Schools; Teachers Learning Through Collaboration In Schools; Networking Schools; Key Questions Emerging From The Literature On Networking Practitioner Research -- Pt. Ii. Studies Of Researching Networks. A Review Of Previous Studies Of Researching Networks; Blackburn With Darwen Leading Into Networked Learning Community: Aligning, Captaining And Collaborating Through Research And Enquiry; Bristol Opportunity Networked Learning Community: Learning To Research, Researching To Learn; Hartlepool Networked Learning Community: The Journey Of Enquiry; Cambridge Super Networked Learning Community: A Schools-university Partnership For Educational Research; South West London Networked Learning Community: Collaborating In Action Research; Surrey Life Networked Learning Community: Learning (and Research) Is For Everyone; Researching In Networks: The Views Of Practitioners; Key Questions Emerging From Studies Of Researching Schools -- Pt. Iii. Looking To The Future. Networks Of Researching Schools: A Way Forward? -- Appendix 1: Research Methods, Data Collection And Research Instruments -- Appendix 2: Evidence To Support Individual Case Studies -- Appendix 3: Questionnaire Used Across Sample Of Network Learning Communities (2004-5). Colleen Mclaughlin... [et Al.]. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [231]-240) And Index.