Reimagining Utopias : Theory and Method for Educational Research in Post-Socialist Contexts.

Intro -- Reimagining Utopias: Theory and Method for Educational Research in Post-Socialist Contexts -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Introducing Research Dilemmas in Post-Socialist Education Contexts -- Section 1: Researcher Positionality, Power, and Privilege -- 2. "She's Our Spy": Power and Positionality in Studying Lithuanian Teacher Communities -- 3. From the Inside Outside: The Use of Reflexivity in Researching Post-Soviet Education -- 4. "Now I Have Three Directors": Examining Power, Positionality, and the Making of Meaning in Post-Socialist Educational Research -- 5. Pedagogical Peep Show: The Challenges of Ethnographic Fieldwork in a Post-Socialist Context -- Section 2: Research, Community Engagement, and Activism -- 6. Reflections on Holocaust Education of the Roma Genocide in Romania -- 7. Journey of a "Gadzhe" Researcher: Rethinking the Use of Reflexivity in Research in Post-Socialist Contexts -- 8. Fieldwork as Socially Constructed and Negotiated Practice -- Section 3: Data Collection, Collaborations, and Ethics -- 9. Institutional Review Boards and Intercultural Research Barriers -- 10. "Come Together": Navigating Ethical (Un)Knowns through Dialogue in Community -- 11. Facing the Research Challenges: Lessons Learned from Monitoring Studies on Education Reforms in Azerbaijan -- 12. Using Document Analysis Methodology to Explore Educational Reforms and Policy Changes in Post-Soviet Ukraine -- Section 4: Disciplinary Paradigms and Academic Traditions -- 13. Beyond Teleological Rationality in Post-Socialist Educational Research -- 14. Theorizing Standardized Assessment in Croatia: Alternative Insights Informed by the Capability Approach -- 15. Slovenian Pedagogy between Social Sciences and Humanities: Historical, Theoretical, Methodological, and Comparative Implications.

16. Tirguaamme: An Ethiopian Methodological Contribution for Post-Socialist Knowledge Traditions in Africa -- 17. Masakhane, Ubuntu, and Ujamaa: Politics and Education in (Post) Socialist Zimbabwe, Tanzania, and South Africa -- Section 5: Conclusion -- 18. (Re)Imagining Utopias -- Author Biographies -- Index.

Reimagining Utopias explores the shifting social imaginaries of post-socialist transformations to understand what happens when the new and old utopias of post-socialism confront the new and old utopias of social science. This peer-reviewed volume addresses the theoretical, methodological, and ethical dilemmas encountered by researchers in the social sciences as they plan and conduct education research in post-socialist settings, as well as disseminate their research findings.

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