This volume presents different conceptual and theoreticalframeworks as well as research methods
that have helped educational researchersto study emotions. It includes innovative approaches
that push themethodological boundaries that have served educational researchers until nowand
proposes new ways of researching emotions in educational contexts. In particular this edited
volume provides a historical frame for studying emotions. Itconnects theoretical
epistemological views with choice of research methods and describes specificmethods helpful in
doing research on emotions as they are grounded in differenttheoretical and disciplinary
traditions such as psychology philosophy sociology history political science cultural
studies and feminist studies.Finally it appreciates the contextual and international
dimensions of studyingemotions in education and contributes to ongoing debates about the
implicationsof our methodological choices for understanding emotion in education.
Thiscombination of variety timeliness potential for transformation of the field and
uniqueness make this a very valuable resource to introduce new scholars inthe field alongside
established scholars.
