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Author : Richard A. Schmuck
Publisher : Corwin Press
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2006-05-12
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781483364308
Richard Schmuck demonstrates how educators can use personal reflection and action research to convert frustrations into solvable problems and improved professional practice.
Author : Richard Schmuck
Publisher : Allyn & Bacon
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1998-05
Category : Action research in education
ISBN : 0205292682
This hands-on book lays the groundwork for developing and initiating action research in the classroom. By providing various scenarios, this key resource introduces teachers to the importance of action research, the fundamentals of how it works, and how it can positively affect classroom and school environments.
Author : Richard A. Schmuck
Publisher : Corwin Press
Page : 497 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2008-08-27
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781412962865
'Practical Action Research' is a compilation of critical commentaries that offer practical steps for understanding and implementing action research. The contributors demonstrate how educators can reflect, collect data, and create alternative ways to improve their practice in the classroom and schoolwide.
Author : Richard A. Schmuck
Publisher : Corwin Press
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2006-05-12
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781483362137
"This book is a modern catalyst for change in education. I have made it required reading for doctoral students, administrators, and faculty who must update their pedagogy to raise student learning." -Joseph Martin Stevenson, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Jackson State University "This is a wonderful book for learning communities to use to self-evaluate prior to beginning new teaching techniques, and throughout the process." -Donna Walker Tileston, President Strategic Teaching and Learning Convert frustrations into solvable problems through action research! Action research provides a process for educators to individually and collectively study their own situations, try new practices, evaluate those innovations, adjust, and try again. In this revised second edition, Richard Schmuck demonstrates how educators at all levels can use action research to improve their professional practice and change the culture of their schools, districts, or communities. He shows how educators, by reflecting on their past, present, and future practice, can convert frustrations into solvable problems. This updated workbook covers both the proactive and the responsive models of action research and also includes: Easy-to-understand explanations of methods, steps, and phases A chapter devoted to questionnaires, interviews, observations, and public documents Guidelines for both solo and cooperative projects "How-to" worksheets that guide readers through the process Journal-writing activities at the end of every chapter Case studies of real action research projects Practical Action Research for Change is the essential tool to help educators tailor action research to their specific situation and improve professional practice.
Author : International Development Research Centre (Canada)
Publisher : IDRC
Page : 451 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781552502303
This book synthesizes results from a 7-year programme of applied research on community-based approaches to natural resource management in Asia. By presenting field reports of innovative approaches to poverty reduction and sustainable resource use, it provides practitioners with models of ""good practice"" in participatory, community-based resource management, and it demonstrates how site-based research contributes to broader learning in the field of natural resource management and policy. There are 11 case studies featured, from some of the most marginal areas of rural China, Mongolia, Laos, V.
Author : Meghan Manfra
Publisher : SAGE Publications
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2019-12-20
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781506316055
Action Research for Classrooms, Schools, and Communities is a core textbook for the action research course. This book addresses the trend toward high-stakes testing and teacher accountability by focusing on understanding student outcomes. With edTPA rapidly becoming part of the requirements for teacher certification, teacher preparation programs will increasingly be looking to measure the impact of the teacher candidate on student learning. The book focuses on the potential for action research to lead to greater understanding about student outcomes from the perspective of teachers, school leaders, and community members. There is a special emphasis on helping pre-service and experienced teachers use action research to understand their impact on student learning. There is an emphasis on using action research to understand community impacts on schools; unlike other books, this text acknowledges the complex ecology linking classrooms, schools, and the community, especially regarding issues fundamental to school reform.
Author : Jim Parsons,Kurtis Hewson,Lorna Adrian,Nicole Day
Publisher : Brush Education
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781550594492
You don't need a tweed jacket to be a researcher—in thousands of schools across North America, practising teachers conduct studies on best practices, alternative approaches, and effective learning strategies. Classroom teachers have experiences and opportunities unavailable to researchers in a university setting, and action research—site-based, teacher-conducted research—can have a valuable impact on the educational community. Yet many teachers don't see their work as real research, and many other teachers have great ideas for research projects but don't know where to begin. For these teachers, Engaging in Action Research demystifies the world of educational research and provides support, guidance, and encouragement. From creating a research plan to reporting findings, this book provides step-by-step instructions to help teachers conduct research projects in the classroom, using strategies that work. Get ready to investigate, analyze, and share!
Author : John Elliot
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1991-04-16
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780335231492
This book is concerned with action research as a form of teacher professional development. In it, John Elliot traces the historical emergence and current significance of action research in schools. He examines action research as a "cultural innovation" with transformative possibilities for both the professional culture of teachers and teacher educators in academia and explores how action research can be a form of creative resistance to the technical rationality underpinning government policy. He explains the role of action research in the specific contexts of the national curriculum, teacher appraisal and competence-based teacher training.
Author : Gregory J. Privitera,Lynn Ahlgrim-Delzell
Publisher : SAGE Publications
Page : 664 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2018-01-20
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781506303345
From award-winning author Gregory J. Privitera and Lynn Ahlgrim-Delzell, Research Methods for Education covers the different quantitative and qualitative research methods specific to their use in educational research. This new text uses a problem-focused approach that fully integrates the decision tree—from choosing a research design to selecting an appropriate statistic for analysis. With a conversational, student-friendly writing style, and examples from a wide variety of education-related fields, the authors show how methods and statistics work together and enable the testing of hypotheses through use of the scientific method. Students will become informed consumers of research with the ability to understand a research article, judge its quality and apply the methods in action research to inform educational practice. Give your students the SAGE edge! SAGE edge offers a robust online environment featuring an impressive array of free tools and resources for review, study, and further exploration, keeping both instructors and students on the cutting edge of teaching and learning.
Author : Somekh, Bridget
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2005-12-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780335216581
This book presents a fresh view of action research as a methodology uniquely suited to researching the processes of innovation and change. Drawing on twenty-five years’ experience of leading or facilitating action research projects, Bridget Somekh argues that action research can be a powerful systematic intervention, which goes beyond describing, analyzing and theorizing practices to reconstruct and transform those practices. The book examines action research into change in a range of educational settings, such as schools and classrooms, university departments, and a national evaluation of technology in schools. The opening chapter presents eight methodological principles and discusses key methodological issues. The focus then turns to action research in broader contexts such as ‘southern’ countries, health, business and management, and community development. Each chapter thereafter takes a specific research project as its starting point and critically reviews its design, relationships, knowledge outcomes, political engagement and impact. Action Researchis important reading for postgraduate students and practitioner researchers in education, health and management, as well as those in government agencies and charities who wish to research and evaluate change and development initiatives. It is also valuable for pre-service and in-service training of professionals such as teachers, nurses and managers.
Author : Amanda Ince,Eleanor Kitto
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2019-08-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781351024563
This accessible guide will be an invaluable resource for early years practitioners looking to make a positive difference in their settings by using action research or teacher enquiry. Guiding readers through the practical steps, issues, and potentials of conducting research in a variety of early childhood settings, the book will increase practitioners’ confidence, enabling them to bridge the gap between recognising room for improvements and instigating necessary changes. Divided into easy-to-follow sections, A Practical Guide to Action Research and Teacher Enquiry: Making a Difference in the Early Years offers clear definitions and explanations of action research along with explanations of how it can be applied in early years settings to effectively and efficiently improve outcomes for children. Chapters outline a clear rationale for engaging in action research, highlight purposes and potentials of various approaches, and provide a helpful step-by-step discussion of the different stages of enquiry. Ten examples of practice are used to clearly illustrate the action research cycle in a variety of settings, and in relation to a range of topics and ages, thereby providing readers with a wealth of tried-and-tested ideas for application in their own settings and projects. These are supported by a range of downloadable resources which can be used as tools to support the planning, reflecting, and evaluation of practitioners’ research activities. Informative, inspiring, and highly relevant to practice, A Practical Guide to Action Research and Teacher Enquiry will support and scaffold the research activities of early years practitioners, managers, and students.
Author : Lin Norton
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2018-11-02
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781351376051
Practical and down-to-earth, the second edition of Action Research in Teaching and Learning is an ideal introduction to the subject, offering a distinctive blend of the theoretical and the practical, grounded firmly in the global higher education landscape. Written in an accessible style to build confidence, it provides easily adaptable, practical frameworks, guidelines and advice on research practice within a higher education context. The reader is guided through each stage of the action research process, from engaging with the critical theory, to the practical applications with the ultimate goal of providing a research study which is publishable. Supplemented by useful pedagogical research tools and exemplars of both qualitative and quantitative action research studies, this new edition features chapters engaging with teaching excellence and analysing qualitative and quantitative research, additions to the resources section and a new preface focusing more explicitly on the ever-growing number of part-time academics. Action Research in Teaching and Learning combines a theoretical understanding of the scholarly literature with practical applications and is an essential, critical read for any individual teaching or undertaking action research.
Author : Ortrun Zuber-Skerritt
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2021-12-24
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000527759
First Published in 1991, Action Research for Change and Development presents a collection of papers evolved from an international symposium on Action Research in Higher Education, Government and Industry held in Brisbane in 1989. The book is structured in three parts. Part one consists of reflections on the meaning and theoretical foundation of action research. Part two discusses various aspects of action research methodology; and Part three presents case studies of action research. The aim of the book is to bring together international experts in action research in higher education in order to present and discuss a variety of models of action research which have been developed in parallel in many parts of the world. This book will be an essential read for scholars and researchers of education, higher education, business, industry, and community development.
Author : Thomas Stern,Andrew Townsend,Franz Rauch,Angela Schuster
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2013-12-17
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781317916062
Action research continues to see a growth in interest both internationally and across disciplines. This book demonstrates the diversity in settings and focus for action research and provides a guide to its core aspiration: to achieve principled change. Written by authors from a range of countries and range of disciplines (including education, health care, palliative care, social work and community development), this book answers these key questions: How can action research be used to achieve principled change? How has action research been applied in various disciplines and in different countries? What can be learnt about the conduct of action research from these diverse settings? By means of detailed case studies of successful projects and discussions that challenge and raise theoretical questions, this book explores some of the contemporary cutting edge applications and conceptualisations of action research. Action research paves the way for the empowerment of people involved in social action, and the examples of successful change processes that are the core of this book will prove inspirational and provide practical advice. Written by a range of leading international researchers in the field, this book will define the future for action research for years to come.
Author : James McKernan
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Action research in education
ISBN : 0749417935
First Published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
