1. Understanding through talk / Peter Woods -- 2. Conversation piece: the practice of interviewing in case study research / Helen Simons -- 3. Children becoming pupils: a study in discourse in nursery and reception classes / Mary Willes -- 4. Talk in small learning groups: analysis of strategies / Douglas Barnes and Frankie Todd -- 5. On first hearing / Clem Adelman -- 6. Inspecting classroom talk / Paul Atkinson -- 7. Scratching the surface: linguistic data in educational research / Michael Stubbs -- 8. Describing children's linguistic development at home and at school / Gordon Wells -- 9. Pictures of a thousand words: using graphics in classsroom interviews / G. Thomas Fox, Jr -- 10. Methodology: the hidden context of situation in studies of talk / Roy Todd
Summary
Talk now forms a major part of studies of teaching and learning, social interaction and cultural variation, and it is important in evaluation. Leading researchers explain and explore the theory and practice of using talk in research
Analysis
Social sciences. Research. Use of speech. -Conference proceedings
Notes
Papers emerging from two conferences
Social sciences. Research. Use of speech. -Conference proceedings (BNB/PRECIS)
Bibliography
Includes bibliographies and index
Issuing Body
Papers originally presented to 2 successive conferences funded by the Social Science Research Council; 1st held in Sept. 1975 at Nottingham University, 2d in Apr. 1976 at Reading University