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Schriewer, J. (2003). Comparative Education Methodology in Transition: Towards a Science of Complexity. In J. Schriewer (ed.), Discourse Formation in Comparative Education (pp. 3-52). Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang. (49 pp)
Seale, C. Gobo, G., Gubrium, J. F. and Silverman, D 2004. Introduction: Inside qualitative research. In C. Seale, G. Gobo, J. F. Gubrium, and D. Silverman (eds.) Qualitative Research Practice (pp. 1-11). London: Sage. (11 pp)
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Total: 507 pp.
Recommended readings
Bray, M., Adamson, B. and Mason, M. (eds). (2007). Comparative Education Research: Approaches and Methods. University of Hong Kong / Springer.
Fairclough, I. and Fairclough, N. (2012). Political Discourse Analysis. A Method for advanced Students. London: Routledge. Introduction plus Chapters 1-3.
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