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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459505603321

Titolo

Empowering the voice of the teacher researcher [[electronic resource] ] : achieving success through a culture of inquiry / / edited by Roger Brindley and Christine Crocco

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Md., : Rowman & Littlefield Education, c2009

ISBN

1-282-92307-2

9786612923074

1-60709-968-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (133 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BrindleyRoger <1962->

CroccoChristine <1951->

Disciplina

370.72

Soggetti

Action research in education - United States

Education - Research

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; I Exploring the Key Concepts; 1 Promoting Teachers as Thoughtful, Proactive and Effective Decision Makers!; 2 Professional Learning Communities; 3 Demystifying Action Research; II Creating a Culture of Inquiry; 4 The Perspectives of a School Administration; III Practitioner Research Chapters; 5 Coming Full Circle; 6 Service Learning and Action Research; 7 Action Research? You've Got to Be Kidding Me; 8 Write-On; 9 Action Research; 10 A Splash of Color with a Dash of Discovery Makes One Great Shade; IV Affirming the Voice of the Teacher Researcher

11 Reflecting Back on a Year of GrowthAbout the Editors; About the Contributors

Sommario/riassunto

Empowering the Voice of the Teacher Researcher through a Culture of Inquiry is essentially a description of one school's initiatives to use collaborative communities and action research to empower teacher research and a culture of collective inquiry. It is written by teachers primarily for teachers and teacher educators. Because administrative support is foundational to the process, school and district



administrators and staff developers will also be interested in reading about how this school's principal and assistant principal set the stage for developing their community of learners. What se