Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Writing for Social Scientists H oward S. B ecker , 1986 Chicago, University of Chicago Press £16.95 (hardback), £5.95 (paperback), 180 pages ISBN 0 226 04107 7 (cloth), 0 226 041085 (paperback) Girl Friendly Schooling J udith W hyte , R osemary D eem , L esley K ant & M aureen C ruickshank (Eds), 1985 London, Methuen £5.95 (paperback), 252 pages ISBN 0 416 40040 X, 0 416 40050 7 Boys and Girls: superheroes in the doll corner V ivian G ussin P aley , 1984 Chicago, University of Chicago Pres ISBN 0 226 64492 8, pp. 116 Redefining Remedial Education H azel B ines , 1986 Beckenham, Croom Helm £7.95 paperback ISBN 0 7099 3984 1, 0 7099 5028 4 (paperback) Research and Policy: the uses of qualitative methods in social and educational research J anet F inch , 1986 Lewes, Falmer Press £16.95 (hardback), £9.50 (paperback), 276 pp. ISBN 1 85000 098 0, ISBN 1 85000 099 9 (paperback) A Guide For Evaluation Decision Makers M arvin C. A lkin & A ssociates , 1985 London, Sage £13.75 (paperback), 168 pages [inc. worksheets] ISBN 8039 2445 3 Becoming Critical: education, knowledge and action research W ilfred C arr & S tephen K emmis , 1986 Lewes, Falmer Press £19.95 (hardback); £7.95 (paperback), 250 pages ISBN 1 85000 090 5