Engaging in Action Research

Engaging in Action Research
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Publisher : Brush Education
Total Pages : 156
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ISBN-10 : 9781550594492
ISBN-13 : 1550594494
Rating : 4/5 (92 Downloads)

Synopsis Engaging in Action Research by : Jim Parsons

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!

ACTION RESEARCH Ð KEY TO EVIDENCE BASED TEACHING & LEARNING

ACTION RESEARCH Ð KEY TO EVIDENCE BASED TEACHING & LEARNING
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Publisher : Lulu.com
Total Pages : 68
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ISBN-10 : 9781387948789
ISBN-13 : 1387948784
Rating : 4/5 (89 Downloads)

Synopsis ACTION RESEARCH Ð KEY TO EVIDENCE BASED TEACHING & LEARNING by : Dr. Jayashree Inbaraj

The concept of action research can be traced back to the works of John Dewey in the 1920s and Kurt Lewin in the 1940s. The idea of using research in a "natural" setting to change the way that the researcher interacts with that setting was traced back to Kurt Lewin. Kurt Lewin was credited for coining the term "action research" to describe work that did not separate the investigation from the action needed to solve the problem. Kurt Lewin is generally considered the ,,father‟ of action research. A German social and experimental psychologist, and one of the founders of the Gestalt school, he was concerned with social problems, and focused on participative group processes for addressing conflict, crises, and change, generally within organizations. Stephen Corey was the first to use action research in the field of education.

Conducting Action Research to Evaluate Your School Library

Conducting Action Research to Evaluate Your School Library
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages : 138
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ISBN-10 : 9781610690782
ISBN-13 : 1610690788
Rating : 4/5 (82 Downloads)

Synopsis Conducting Action Research to Evaluate Your School Library by : Judith Anne Sykes

How should teacher librarians or instructional leaders engage in action research to improve their school library and benefit students' learning? This book provides the answers. Teacher librarians need to get directly involved with the research process in the learning commons in order to create actions and strategies that will enhance student learning—and benefit their own professional development as well as demonstrate accountability through their action research efforts. This book provides practical tips and work spaces for educators at the local, state, and national levels, clearly modeling and explaining the process and the tools for conducting action research in a school library setting that will identify the program's strengths and weaknesses. The author coalesces current expert opinions on the topic of action research in the school library environment and highlighting what other teacher librarians in the field have identified as the pros and cons of using the process. Readers are directed to focus on mitigating the "cons" through the use of specific working pages and templates and by initially exploring "five favorite" links, thereby encouraging those who are new to action research to try what might otherwise seem a daunting process. School principals K–12 who read this book will be better equipped to support their teacher librarians and teachers in this important professional process.

Action Research Guide for Alberta Teachers

Action Research Guide for Alberta Teachers
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 40
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ISBN-10 : 1896370985
ISBN-13 : 9781896370989
Rating : 4/5 (85 Downloads)

Synopsis Action Research Guide for Alberta Teachers by : Alberta Teachers' Association

Action Research

Action Research
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Publisher : SAGE Publications
Total Pages : 525
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ISBN-10 : 9781483389073
ISBN-13 : 1483389073
Rating : 4/5 (73 Downloads)

Synopsis Action Research by : Craig A. Mertler

Craig Mertler’s Action Research: Improving Schools and Empowering Educators introduces practicing educators to the process of conducting classroom-based action research. Practical and comprehensive, the book focuses on research methods and procedures that educators can use in their everyday practice. This Fifth Edition adds enhanced coverage of rigor and ethics in action research, means of establishing quality of both quantitative and qualitative data, as well as strengthened pedagogical features. New material includes discussions of social justice advocacy as an application of action research and the inclusion of abstracts in research reports.

Handbook of Research on Teacher Education

Handbook of Research on Teacher Education
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Publisher : Springer Nature
Total Pages : 976
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ISBN-10 : 9789811697852
ISBN-13 : 981169785X
Rating : 4/5 (52 Downloads)

Synopsis Handbook of Research on Teacher Education by : Myint Swe Khine

This comprehensive book presents emerging research findings and promising reform practices in the field of teacher education, curriculum, assessment, teaching and learning approaches, pedagogical innovations, and professional development in educating the next generation of globally competent students. It reflects the current trends and highlights contemporary teacher education programs in twenty greater Asian countries and regions. It offers insight into improving teacher education in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Indonesia, Brunei, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Korea, Taiwan, Japan, Hong Kong, and Macau. The handbook contains chapters written by experienced international teacher educators who draw on their experience and expertise to perennial issues and formidable challenges in teacher preparation and meaningful school reforms. This volume is a valuable resource and essential companion for teacher educators, faculty members, staff developers, trainee teachers, undergraduate and postgraduate students, researchers, school leaders, policy-makers, and professional learning communities to refresh their knowledge and improve their understanding. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in evolving issues in teacher education.

The Palgrave International Handbook of Action Research

The Palgrave International Handbook of Action Research
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 902
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ISBN-10 : 9781137405234
ISBN-13 : 1137405236
Rating : 4/5 (34 Downloads)

Synopsis The Palgrave International Handbook of Action Research by : Lonnie L. Rowell

The Palgrave International Handbook of Action Research offers a vivid portrait of both theoretical perspectives and practical action research activity and related benefits around the globe, while attending to the cultural, political, social, historical and ecological contexts that localize, shape and characterize action research. Consisting of teachers, youth workers, counselors, nurses, community developers, artists, ecologists, farmers, settlement-dwellers, students, professors and intellectual-activists on every continent and at every edge of the globe, the movement sustained and inspired by this community was born of the efforts of intellectual-activists in the mid-twentieth century specifically: Orlando Fals Borda, Paulo Freire, Myles Horton, Kurt Lewin. Cross-national issues of networking, as well as the challenges, tensions, and issues associated with the transformative power of action research are explored from multiple perspectives providing unique contributions to our understanding of what it means to do action research and to be an action researcher. This handbook sets a global action research agenda and map for readers to consider as they embark on new projects.

Doing Action Research in English Language Teaching

Doing Action Research in English Language Teaching
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 207
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ISBN-10 : 9781135183844
ISBN-13 : 1135183848
Rating : 4/5 (44 Downloads)

Synopsis Doing Action Research in English Language Teaching by : Anne Burns

This hands-on, practical guide for ESL/EFL teachers and teacher educators outlines, for those who are new to doing action research, what it is and how it works. Straightforward and reader friendly, it introduces the concepts and offers a step-by-step guide to going through an action research process, including illustrations drawn widely from international contexts. Each chapter includes a variety of pedagogical activities. Bringing the how-to and the what together, this is the perfect text for BATESOL and MATESOL courses in which action research is the focus or a required component.

Practical Action Research

Practical Action Research
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Publisher : Corwin Press
Total Pages : 497
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ISBN-10 : 9781412962865
ISBN-13 : 1412962862
Rating : 4/5 (65 Downloads)

Synopsis Practical Action Research by : Richard A. Schmuck

'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.

Digging Deeper Into Action Research

Digging Deeper Into Action Research
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Publisher : Corwin Press
Total Pages : 121
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ISBN-10 : 9781452241951
ISBN-13 : 1452241953
Rating : 4/5 (51 Downloads)

Synopsis Digging Deeper Into Action Research by : Nancy Fichtman Dana

Take your great idea to the next level with action-research Nancy Fichtman Dana steps in as your action-research coach and leads you on a journey from wonderings to real change in your classroom. With real-life vignettes, self-guided worksheets, and an included DVD, this companion is your go-to guide each time you embark on a new inquiry toward professional growth. Teachers, students, and action-research coaches alike will learn how to: Reframe initial wonderings into pointed inquiries Creatively analyze both qualitative and quantitative data Draw action-research topics out of ordinary discussions with colleagues Share findings with others to help them improve as well