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Gibton, Dan         Researching education policy, public policy, and policymakers : qualitative methods and ethical issues / Dan Gibton         xii, 225 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm         Introduction: studying senior policymakers and policy in education -- Via qualitative research methods -- The case for qualitative research in education policy : rationale and examples -- Designing and planning the qualitative policy study -- Document analysis as a policy research tool -- Open-closed-open: the promises and perils of interviews with policymakers -- Observing policy : the art of policy watching -- Mapping qualitative policy analysis methods : toolbox, totem, or taboo -- Writing a policy report? crafting a policy story : how to turn private knowledge into public knowledge -- An ethical paradigm for studying education policy and people of status and power : mapping the terrain -- Building trust : abusing trust? : the art of confidentiality, intellectual validity, and informed consent.         ISBN9781138024410 (hardback) :         ISBN9781138024427 (pbk.) :         1. Education and state – Great Britain.         1. Education and state – Israel.