The issue of methodology is a fundamental concern for all who engage in educational research. Presenting a series of methodological dialogues between eminent education researchers, this book explores the ways in which they have chosen and developed research methods to style their investigations and frame their arguments. This volume brings together a set of conversations between the editors and some of the world's leading educational thinkers about issues that are not only philosophical but also practical. Each of these thinkers is challenged to clarify the ways in which they conceptualize the relationship between theory and research, the empirical and the normative, and theory and practice. What emerges from these conversations are insights that are perceptive, thoughtful and engaging, and also incredibly helpful to early career and established scholars alike. Fazal Rizvi, University of Melbourne, Australia, and University of Illinois, USA ? Theory and Philosophy in Education Research: Methodological Dialogues is ideal reading for new education researchers - and those who are not so new. The dialogic structure provides an innovative scaffold into further reading about theory and research. Annette Woods, Queensland University of Technology, Australia, and President, Australian Association for Research in Education