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Action research : a guide for the teacher researcher / / Geoffrey E. Mills
| Action research : a guide for the teacher researcher / / Geoffrey E. Mills |
| Autore | Mills Geoffrey E. |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Harlow, England : , : Pearson, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (217 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 370.72 |
| Collana | Always learning |
| Soggetto topico |
Action research in education - United States
Teaching - United States |
| ISBN | 0-273-78139-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover -- Contents -- List of case studies -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Phase 1 Finding a focus -- 1 What is action research? -- Professional practice -- Defining action research -- How action research is different from traditional educational research -- When action research is most effective -- Developing understanding of action research -- Action research's historical and theoretical foundations -- Why educators engage in action research -- More perspectives on action research -- Further reading -- 2 Ethics -- Professional practice -- Ethical action at the heart of action research -- BERA ethical guidelines -- Action research and the law -- The Criminal Records Bureau: working with young children and vulnerable adults -- Practical ethical considerations -- Developing understanding of the ethics of action research -- Further exploration of ethics for the action researcher -- The significance of values -- When teaching becomes action research -- Some of the ethical policies and procedures to be found in higher education -- Further reading -- 3 Collaboration -- Professional practice -- The nature of collaboration -- Collaboration with learners -- Collaboration with colleagues -- Collaboration with individuals in other institutions -- Developing understanding of collaboration -- Teacher culture and the critical friend -- Collaboration and contrived collegiality -- Can true collaboration be initiated? -- Collaborative networks -- Further reading -- 4 Finding a focus -- Professional practice -- Identifying an area of focus through observation, questioning and reconnaissance -- Developing aims -- Finding literature -- Developing an action research plan -- Developing understanding of the focus -- Positionality -- Reviewing literature -- Critically evaluating sources -- Further reading -- Phase 2 Clarifying the focus -- 5 Data collection techniques.
Professional practice -- Triangulation -- Qualitative data generated by teaching and opportunities provided by our institutions -- Quantitative data generated by teaching and opportunities provided by our institutions -- Developing understanding of data collection techniques -- How collecting data for action research can enhance our teaching -- More qualitative data collection techniques -- Electronic data collection methods -- Key informants -- Further reading -- 6 Data collection considerations: reliability, validity and generalisability -- Professional practice -- Reliability -- Validity -- Trustworthiness and understanding -- Guba's criteria -- Generalisability: an uncomfortable concept -- Developing understanding of data collection considerations -- Challenges at the heart of action research -- What can we learn from this case study? -- Critical perspectives on data collection concepts -- Further reading -- 7 Data analysis and interpretation -- Professional practice -- Ongoing analysis and reflection -- The role of analysis and interpretation -- Qualitative data organisation -- Qualitative data analysis techniques -- Analysing and interpreting quantitative data -- Developing understanding of data analysis and interpretation -- Data analysis in mixed-methods design -- Qualitative data interpretation techniques -- Questions to ask of this case study -- Analysing thin data -- Relating findings to literature -- Provisional and tentative reporting -- Further reading -- Phase 3 Implementation -- 8 Action planning and implementation -- Professional practice -- Developing action plans for implementation -- A case study example -- Levels of action planning -- Characteristics of action planning -- Developing understanding of action planning and implementation -- Resistance to change -- Reluctance to interfere with others' professional practices. Difficult truths -- Finding a forum to share what we have learned -- Time and action research -- Power and authority relationships -- Top-down and bottom-up strategies -- The potential to be a change agent -- Hidden agendas -- Optimism as a critical resource -- Further reading -- Phase 4 Evaluation and dissemination -- 9 Evaluating action research -- Professional practice -- Who evaluates? -- What purposes? -- Before we begin -- Evaluating the action research cycle -- Developing understanding of evaluation -- Purposes of evaluation -- What now? -- Further reading -- 10 Disseminating action research -- Professional practice -- Why we disseminate -- Strategies for oral dissemination -- Benefits of oral dissemination -- Strategies for writing for a wider audience -- Developing understanding of dissemination -- Dissemination and diffusion -- Understanding our stories -- Seeking feedback -- Further reading -- Appendix 1 Elizabeth McPolin -- Appendix 2 Ross Oxby -- Glossary. |
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| Harlow, England : , : Pearson, , 2014 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Action research : a guide for the teacher researcher / / Geoffrey E. Mills
| Action research : a guide for the teacher researcher / / Geoffrey E. Mills |
| Autore | Mills Geoffrey E. |
| Edizione | [Fifth edition, Pearson new international edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Harlow, Essex : , : Pearson Educaion Limited, , [2014] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (198 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Disciplina | 370.72 |
| Collana | Always learning |
| Soggetto topico | Action research in education |
| ISBN | 1-292-05449-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Cover -- Table of Contents -- 1. Understanding Action Research -- 2. Deciding on an Area of Focus -- 3. Data Collection Techniques -- 4. Data Collection Considerations: Validity, Reliability and Generalizability -- 5. Writing Up Action Research -- 6. Evaluating Action Research -- Action Research in Action -- Standard Deviation and Action Research -- Displaying Data Visually -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910153066403321 |
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| Harlow, Essex : , : Pearson Educaion Limited, , [2014] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Educational research : competencies for analysis and applications / / Geoffrey E. Mills, Lorraine R. Gay
| Educational research : competencies for analysis and applications / / Geoffrey E. Mills, Lorraine R. Gay |
| Autore | Mills Geoffrey E. |
| Edizione | [Eleventh edition, Global edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boston : , : Pearson, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (697 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Disciplina | 370.72 |
| Collana | Always learning |
| Soggetto topico | Education - Research - Methodology |
| ISBN | 1-292-10620-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Preface -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- Contents -- PART I: FOUNDATIONAL CONCEPTS AND PROCESSES -- CHAPTER 1 EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH: METHOD, PURPOSE, AND ETHICS -- Tasks 1A, 1B -- Task 1C -- Welcome! -- The Scientific Method -- Different Approaches to Educational Research -- Classification of Research by Design -- Classification of Research by Purpose -- The Ethics of Educational Research -- Summary -- Performance Criteria Task 1 -- CHAPTER 2 IDENTIFYING AND STATING A RESEARCH PROBLEM -- The Research problem -- Identifying a Research problem -- Formulating and Stating a Hypothesis -- Summary -- CHAPTER 3 LITERATURE REVIEW -- Task 2A -- Task 2B -- Review of Related Literature: Purpose and Scope -- Qualitative Research and the Review of Related Literature -- Identifying Keywords and Subject Terms, and Identifying, Evaluating, and Annotating Sources -- Analyzing, Organizing, and Reporting the Literature -- Meta-Analysis -- Summary -- Performance Criteria Task 2A and 2B -- CHAPTER 4 PREPARING AND REFINING A RESEARCH PLAN -- Task 3A -- Task 3B -- Definition and Purpose of a Research Plan -- Components of the Quantitative Research Plan -- Components of the Qualitative Research Plan -- Revising and Improving the Research Plan -- Summary -- Performance Criteria Task 3 -- CHAPTER 5 SAMPLING -- Task 4A -- Task 4B -- Sampling in Quantitative Research -- Sampling in Qualitative Research -- Summary -- Performance Criteria Task 4 -- CHAPTER 6 CONSTRUCTS, VARIABLES, AND TESTS -- Task 5 -- Constructs -- Variables -- Characteristics of Measuring Instruments -- Types of Measuring Instruments -- Criteria for Good Measuring Instruments -- Test Selection, Construction, and Administration -- Summary -- Performance Criteria Task 5 -- PART II: RESEARCH DESIGNS -- CHAPTER 7 SURVEY RESEARCH -- Task 6A -- Survey Research: Definition and Purpose.
Survey Research Designs -- Conducting Survey Research -- Summary -- CHAPTER 8 CORRELATIONAL RESEARCH -- Task 6B -- Correlational Research: Definition and Purpose -- The Correlational Research Process -- Relationship Studies -- Prediction Studies -- Other Correlation-Based Analyses -- Problems to Consider in Interpreting Correlation Coefficients -- Summary -- CHAPTER 9 CAUSAL-COMPARATIVE RESEARCH -- Task 6C -- Causal-Comparative Research: Definition and Purpose -- The Causal-Comparative Research Process -- Summary -- CHAPTER 10 EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH -- Task 6D -- Experimental Research: Definition and Purpose -- Threats to Experimental Validity -- Group Experimental Designs -- Summary -- CHAPTER 11 SINGLE-SUBJECT EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH -- Task 6E -- Single-Subject Experimental Designs -- Data Analysis and Interpretation -- Threats to Validity -- Replication -- Summary -- Performance Criteria Task 6 -- CHAPTER 12 NARRATIVE RESEARCH -- Task 7A -- Narrative Research: Definition and Purpose -- The Narrative Research Process -- Key Characteristics of Narrative Research -- Narrative Research Techniques -- Writing the Narrative -- Summary -- CHAPTER 13 ETHNOGRAPHIC RESEARCH -- Task 7B -- Ethnographic Research: Definition and Purpose -- The Ethnographic Research Process -- Key Characteristics of Ethnographic Research -- Types of Ethnographic Research -- Ethnographic Research Techniques -- Summary -- CHAPTER 14 CASE STUDY RESEARCH -- Task 7C -- Case Study Research: Definition and Purpose -- Case Study Research Design -- Sample Selection in Case Study Research -- Conducting and Analyzing Multiple Case Studies -- Summary -- CHAPTER 15 MIXED METHODS RESEARCH: INTEGRATING QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE RESEARCH DESIGNS -- Task 7D -- Mixed Methods Research: Definition and Purpose -- Types of Mixed Methods Research Designs -- Conducting Mixed Methods Research. Identifying Studies Using Mixed Method Designs -- Evaluating a Mixed Methods Study -- Summary -- CHAPTER 16 ACTION RESEARCH -- Task 8 -- Action Research: Definition and Purpose -- Key Characteristics of Action Research -- Types of Action Research -- Levels of Action Research -- The Action Research Process -- Summary -- Performance Criteria and Examples Task 8 -- PART III: DATA IN RESEARCH -- CHAPTER 17 ORGANIZING AND GRAPHING DATA -- The Language of Statistics -- Preparing Data for Analysis -- Types of Descriptive Statistics -- Graphing Data -- Summary -- CHAPTER 18 INFERENTIAL STATISTICS -- Task 9 -- Concepts Underlying Inferential Statistics -- Selecting Among Tests of Significance -- Summary -- CHAPTER 19 FIELDWORK -- Data Collection Sources and Techniques -- Validity and Reliability in Qualitative Research -- Getting Started -- Summary -- CHAPTER 20 ANALYZING AND INTERPRETING DATA -- Data Analysis and Interpretation: Definition and Purpose -- Steps in Analyzing Qualitative Research Data -- Data Analysis Strategies -- Data Interpretation Strategies -- Ensuring Credibility in Your Study -- Summary -- PART IV: WRITING AND EVALUATING RESEARCH REPORTS -- CHAPTER 21 PREPARING AND PUBLISHING A RESEARCH REPORT -- Task 10 -- Guidelines for Writing a Research Report -- Format and Style -- Formatting Theses and Dissertations -- Writing for Journal Publication -- Summary -- Performance Criteria Task 10 -- CHAPTER 22 ANALYZING AND CRITIQUING RESEARCH -- Task 11 -- General Evaluation Criteria -- Design-Specific Evaluation Criteria -- Summary -- Appendix A: Statistical References -- Appendix B: Suggested Responses -- Glossary -- Name Index. Subject Index. |
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Mills Geoffrey E.
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| Boston : , : Pearson, , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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