LEADER 03650nam 22006134a 450 001 9910956712203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a979-82-16-21871-5 010 $a1-282-52310-4 010 $a9786612523106 010 $a1-60709-648-X 035 $a(CKB)2670000000014095 035 $a(EBL)500942 035 $a(OCoLC)659564100 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000356249 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12150857 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000356249 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10341346 035 $a(PQKB)10727407 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC500942 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000014095 100 $a20090904d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAction research for educators /$fDaniel R. Tomal 205 $a2nd ed. 210 $aLanham, Md. $cRowman & Littlefield Education$dc2010 215 $a1 online resource (204 p.) 225 1 $aThe Concordia University Leadership Series 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a1-60709-647-1 311 08$a1-60709-646-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 189-191) and index. 327 $aFOREWORD; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; 1 THE NATURE OF EDUCATION RESEARCH; PRINCIPLES OF RESEARCH; QUANTITATIVE VERSUS QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; ACTION RESEARCH PRINCIPLES; 2 ACTION RESEARCH; HISTORY OF ACTION RESEARCH; ACTION RESEARCH MODEL; DEVELOPING AN ACTION RESEARCH PROPOSAL; CONDUCTING A LITERATURE REVIEW; SAMPLING TECHNIQUES; BENCHMARKING; ETHICAL AND LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS; 3 DATA COLLECTION METHODS; THE NATURE OF DATA COLLECTION; OBSERVING; INTERVIEWING; SURVEYING; ASSESSING; 4 DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION; THREATS TO VALIDITY; USING DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS 327 $aSIGNIFICANCE LEVELS AND TESTS OF SIGNIFICANCEUSING GRAPHS AND DIAGRAMS; WRITING NARRATIVE REPORTS; 5 SOLVING PROBLEMS AND TAKING ACTION; BARRIERS TO PROBLEM SOLVING; STEPS IN SOLVING PROBLEMS; MANAGING CHANGE; PLANNING AND INITIATING ACTION; DATA-DRIVEN DECISION MAKING (DDDM); 6 EVALUATING ACTION RESEARCH; AREAS FOR EVALUATION; METHODS FOR EVALUATING RESULTS; EVALUATING ACTION RESEARCH STUDIES; 7 CONDUCTING ACTION RESEARCH; SAMPLE RESEARCH STUDY ANALYSIS; COLLABORATIVE PROCESS INTERVENTION: AN ACTION RESEARCH STUDY 327 $aMODIFYING DISCUSSION AND ASSESSMENT TECHNIQUES TO INCREASE STUDENT UNDERSTANDING AND TEACHER REFLECTIVE PRACTICESA ETHICAL STANDARDS OF THE AMERICAN EDUCATION RESEARCH ASSOCIATION; B INFORMED CONSENT; C AMERICAN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATION DEFINITION OF SCIENTIFICALLY BASED RESEARCH; D CODE OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES IN EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; E SAMPLE CONSENT FORM; F ONE HUNDRED IDEAS FOR CONDUCTING ACTION RESEARCH; BIBLIOGRAPHY; ABOUT THE AUTHOR 330 $aThis user-friendly book covers the principles and history of action research, ethical and legal considerations, methods for conducting both formal and informal action research, data collection methods, analysis and interpretation, action planning and initiation, and results evaluation. 410 4$aThe Concordia University Leadership Series 606 $aAction research in education$zUnited States$vCase studies 606 $aGroup work in education$zUnited States$vCase studies 615 0$aAction research in education 615 0$aGroup work in education 676 $a370.7/2 700 $aTomal$b Daniel R$01141999 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910956712203321 996 $aAction research for educators$94454098 997 $aUNINA