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This book is about how biographical inquiry is used in education and the different methodological issues that biographers face. Contributors discuss how biographical inquiry can be used to explore different aspects of a person's life, and they also discuss the different ways that biographical research can be used to understand educational institutions and practices.
This collection examines the many influences of biographical inquiry in education and discusses methodological issues from the perspective of veteran and novice biographers. Contributors underscore the documentary, interpretive, and literary concerns of biographical and archival work, and their essays reveal the complexity, distinctiveness, and sense of exploration of scholarly endeavors.
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