Centers the role of the common good in education research via an original, five-dimensional framework—modelling situated, ethical, collaborative, equitable, and informed studies—to help readers work toward societal relevance as well as scientific rigor. Includes examples from the authors’ classroom-based research, from different disciplinary perspectives, and from essential published studies. Uses case studies to illustrate the diversity and richness of classroom research and its potential impact as their published work is integrated. Connects participatory research, research-practice partnerships, communities of inquiry, collaborative inquiry, and design-based research.

Centers the role of the common good in education research via an original, five-dimensional framework—modelling situated, ethical, collaborative, equitable, and informed studies—to help readers work toward societal relevance as well as scientific rigor. Includes examples from the authors’ classroom-based research, from different disciplinary perspectives, and from essential published studies. Uses case studies to illustrate the diversity and richness of classroom research and its potential impact as their published work is integrated. Connects participatory research, research-practice partnerships, communities of inquiry, collaborative inquiry, and design-based research.