Digging Deeper Into Action Research

Digging Deeper Into Action Research
Author: Nancy Fichtman Dana
Publisher: Corwin Press
Total Pages: 121
Release: 2013-02-05
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1452241953

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

What Works in Schools

What Works in Schools
Author: Robert J. Marzano
Publisher: ASCD
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2003
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0871207176

Schools can and do affect student achievement, and this book recommends specific-and attainable-action steps to implement successful strategies culled from the wealth of research data.

Qualitative Research in Action

Qualitative Research in Action
Author: Tim May
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 420
Release: 2002-04-22
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 9780761960683

Rather than being a how-to book, this volume examines the ideas and practices of qualitative research in terms of their applicability for an understanding and explanation of the place of qualitative research in the social sciences.

Using Research to Lead School Improvement

Using Research to Lead School Improvement
Author: Scott C. Bauer
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2012
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1412974054

-This text presents a step-by-step approach to problem diagnosis and school improvement. --

Reading Research in Action

Reading Research in Action
Author: Peggy D. McCardle
Publisher: Brookes Publishing Company
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2008
Genre: Education
ISBN:

"Teachers know scientifically based reading research (SBRR) is important - but how can they use it in their everyday classroom instruction to improve students' literacy outcomes? They'll find the answers in this practical SBRR guide. Answers to these questions come complete with straightforward explanations of research and vingettes that demonstrate how to work research-based practices into classroom reading instruction."--BOOK JACKET.

Action Research

Action Research
Author: Davydd J. Greenwood
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
Total Pages: 292
Release: 1999-04-15
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9027299390

Supported bilaterally by Sweden and Norway, the Scandinavian Action Research Development Program (ACRES — Action Research in Scandinavia) emphasized conceptualizing research questions and self-conscious writing processes for experienced action researchers. Participants came from Norway, Sweden, Finland, Holland, Great Britain, and the United States. A learning experiment in the tradition of Scandinavian industrial democracy, ACRES had both intellectual and organizational tensions common to action research projects. This book includes theoretical and historical overviews of action research, reflections on the writing process, narratives about the design and difficult internal processes of ACRES, and a selection of the participants’ writings. A particularly unique feature of the book is the discussion of the problematic relationship between action research and conventional modes of research writing and an analysis of the complex social processes collaboratively managed projects create, in combination with a set of participant cases.

Teachers Doing Research

Teachers Doing Research
Author: Gail E. Burnaford
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 328
Release: 2000-11
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1135658021

Describes the process of doing teacher action research and provides examples from teachers themselves. Textbook for pre-service and in-service teacher education courses. Includes suggested activities sections.

100 Questions (and Answers) About Action Research

100 Questions (and Answers) About Action Research
Author: Luke Duesbery
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Total Pages: 177
Release: 2019-03-07
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1544305443

100 Questions (and Answers) About Action Research by Luke Duesbery and Todd Twyman identifies and answers the essential questions on the process of systematically approaching your practice from an inquiry-oriented perspective, with a focus on improving that practice. This unique text offers progressive instructors an alternative to the research status quo and serves as a reference for readers to improve their practice as advocates for those they serve. The Question and Answer format makes this an ideal supplementary text for traditional research methods courses, and also a helpful guide for practitioners in education, social work, criminal justice, health, business, and other applied disciplines.

Participatory Visual and Digital Methods

Participatory Visual and Digital Methods
Author: Aline Gubrium
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2016-06-16
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1315422999

Gubrium and Harper describe how visual and digital methodologies can contribute to a participatory, public-engaged ethnography. These methods can change the traditional relationship between academic researchers and the community, building one that is more accessible, inclusive, and visually appealing, and one that encourages community members to reflect and engage in issues in their own communities. The authors describe how to use photovoice, film and video, digital storytelling, GIS, digital archives and exhibits in participatory contexts, and include numerous case studies demonstrating their utility around the world.

Action Research

Action Research
Author: Jean McNiff
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 310
Release: 2002-01-22
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1134600844

Since the first edition of this established text was published in 1988, action research has gained ground as a popular method amongst educational researchers, and in particular for practising teachers doing higher-level courses. In this new edition Jean McNiff provides updates on methodological discussions and includes new sections of case study material and information on supporting action research. The book raises issues about how action research is theorised, whether it is seen as a spectator discipline or as a real life practice, and how practitioners position themselves within the debate. It discusses the importance for educators of understanding their own work and showing how their educative influence can lead to the development of good orders in formal and informal learning settings and in the wider community. This second edition comes at a time when, after years of debate over what counts as action research, it is now considered an acceptable and useful part of mainstream research practice.