TY - BOOK AU - Gibton,Dan TI - Researching education policy, public policy, and policymakers: qualitative methods and ethical issues SN - 9781138024410 (hardback) U1 - 379.41 KW - Education and state KW - Great Britain KW - Israel N1 - 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 ER -