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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Mills Geoffrey E.
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Action research for educators [[electronic resource] /] / Daniel R. Tomal |
Autore | Tomal Daniel R |
Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, Md., : Rowman & Littlefield Education, c2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (204 p.) |
Disciplina | 370.72 |
Collana | The Concordia University Leadership Series |
Soggetto topico |
Action research in education - United States
Group work in education - United States |
ISBN |
1-282-52310-4
9786612523106 1-60709-648-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
FOREWORD; 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
SIGNIFICANCE 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 MODIFYING 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 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910792430003321 |
Tomal Daniel R
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Action research for educators [[electronic resource] /] / Daniel R. Tomal |
Autore | Tomal Daniel R |
Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, Md., : Rowman & Littlefield Education, c2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (204 p.) |
Disciplina | 370.72 |
Collana | The Concordia University Leadership Series |
Soggetto topico |
Action research in education - United States
Group work in education - United States |
ISBN |
1-282-52310-4
9786612523106 1-60709-648-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
FOREWORD; 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
SIGNIFICANCE 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 MODIFYING 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 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910827997903321 |
Tomal Daniel R
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Beyond the classroom walls : ethnographic inquiry as pedagogy / / June A. Gordon |
Autore | Gordon June A. <1950-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Routledge, , 2002 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (165 p.) |
Disciplina | 306.43/0973 |
Soggetto topico |
Educational anthropology - United States
Action research in education - United States Teachers - Training of - United States |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-315-02357-1
1-136-70601-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1 Students Reengaging Their Home Communities; Chapter 2 Immigrants and Education: Dialogic Inquiry as Pedagogy; Chapter 3 Future Teachers Assist in Urban, Low-Income, Multicultural Classrooms; Chapter 4 ""Masks of Normality"": Teacher Training on a Military Base; Chapter 5 Confronting the Larger Community of Helping Professionals; Chapter 6 Home Visits; Chapter 7 Deconstructing Youth At Risk; Chapter 8 Adult Educators Inquire into Workplace Stress
Chapter 9 First Quarter Attrition: Community College Staff and Faculty Ask WhyAfterword; References; Index |
Altri titoli varianti | Ethnographic inquiry as pedagogy |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910464901203321 |
Gordon June A. <1950->
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Beyond the classroom walls : ethnographic inquiry as pedagogy / / June A. Gordon |
Autore | Gordon June A. <1950-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Routledge, , 2002 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (165 p.) |
Disciplina | 306.43/0973 |
Soggetto topico |
Educational anthropology - United States
Action research in education - United States Teachers - Training of - United States |
ISBN |
1-136-70608-9
1-315-02357-1 1-136-70601-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1 Students Reengaging Their Home Communities; Chapter 2 Immigrants and Education: Dialogic Inquiry as Pedagogy; Chapter 3 Future Teachers Assist in Urban, Low-Income, Multicultural Classrooms; Chapter 4 ""Masks of Normality"": Teacher Training on a Military Base; Chapter 5 Confronting the Larger Community of Helping Professionals; Chapter 6 Home Visits; Chapter 7 Deconstructing Youth At Risk; Chapter 8 Adult Educators Inquire into Workplace Stress
Chapter 9 First Quarter Attrition: Community College Staff and Faculty Ask WhyAfterword; References; Index |
Altri titoli varianti | Ethnographic inquiry as pedagogy |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786422303321 |
Gordon June A. <1950->
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New York : , : Routledge, , 2002 | ||
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Beyond the classroom walls : ethnographic inquiry as pedagogy / / June A. Gordon |
Autore | Gordon June A. <1950-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Routledge, , 2002 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (165 p.) |
Disciplina | 306.43/0973 |
Soggetto topico |
Educational anthropology - United States
Action research in education - United States Teachers - Training of - United States |
ISBN |
1-136-70608-9
1-315-02357-1 1-136-70601-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1 Students Reengaging Their Home Communities; Chapter 2 Immigrants and Education: Dialogic Inquiry as Pedagogy; Chapter 3 Future Teachers Assist in Urban, Low-Income, Multicultural Classrooms; Chapter 4 ""Masks of Normality"": Teacher Training on a Military Base; Chapter 5 Confronting the Larger Community of Helping Professionals; Chapter 6 Home Visits; Chapter 7 Deconstructing Youth At Risk; Chapter 8 Adult Educators Inquire into Workplace Stress
Chapter 9 First Quarter Attrition: Community College Staff and Faculty Ask WhyAfterword; References; Index |
Altri titoli varianti | Ethnographic inquiry as pedagogy |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910813389403321 |
Gordon June A. <1950->
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Challenging status quo retrenchment [[electronic resource] ] : new directions in critical qualitative research / / edited by Tricia M. Kress, Curry Malott, Brad Porfilio |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Charlotte, NC, : Information Age Publishing, Inc., c2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (245 p.) |
Disciplina | 370.72 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
KressTricia M
MalottCurry <1972-> PorfilioBradley J |
Collana | Critical constructions: studies on education and society |
Soggetto topico |
Action research in education - United States
Qualitative research - United States Critical pedagogy - United States |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-62396-051-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
""Cover""; ""Series page""; ""Challenging Status Quo Retrenchment""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""Contents""; ""Introduction: Seizing the “Moment�""; ""Part I: (Re)Theorizing Epistemology, Authority, Ethics, and Purpose in Critical Research""; ""Chapter 1: Uncollapsing Ethics""; ""Chapter 2: Challenging Epistemological Authority in Qualitative Research""; ""Chapter 3: On Considering Quantitative Research""; ""Chapter 4: Song of Myself""; ""Chapter 5: Letters as Windows Into a Life of Praxis""
""Part II: Critical Research With/in Educational Settings and Communities""""Chapter 6: Flexible, Reciprocal, and On-Site Research""; ""Chapter 7: Multivoiced Research With Children""; ""Chapter 8: “Talk to Students About What�s Really Going On�""; ""Chapter 9: The Politics of Nativism in U.S. Public Education""; ""Chapter 10: Video of the Oppressed""; ""Chapter 11: Qualitative Research for Antiracism""; ""About the Contributors"" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452489203321 |
Charlotte, NC, : Information Age Publishing, Inc., c2013 | ||
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Challenging status quo retrenchment [[electronic resource] ] : new directions in critical qualitative research / / edited by Tricia M. Kress, Curry Malott, Brad Porfilio |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Charlotte, NC, : Information Age Publishing, Inc., c2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (245 p.) |
Disciplina | 370.72 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
KressTricia M
MalottCurry <1972-> PorfilioBradley J |
Collana | Critical constructions: studies on education and society |
Soggetto topico |
Action research in education - United States
Qualitative research - United States Critical pedagogy - United States |
ISBN | 1-62396-051-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
""Cover""; ""Series page""; ""Challenging Status Quo Retrenchment""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""Contents""; ""Introduction: Seizing the “Moment�""; ""Part I: (Re)Theorizing Epistemology, Authority, Ethics, and Purpose in Critical Research""; ""Chapter 1: Uncollapsing Ethics""; ""Chapter 2: Challenging Epistemological Authority in Qualitative Research""; ""Chapter 3: On Considering Quantitative Research""; ""Chapter 4: Song of Myself""; ""Chapter 5: Letters as Windows Into a Life of Praxis""
""Part II: Critical Research With/in Educational Settings and Communities""""Chapter 6: Flexible, Reciprocal, and On-Site Research""; ""Chapter 7: Multivoiced Research With Children""; ""Chapter 8: “Talk to Students About What�s Really Going On�""; ""Chapter 9: The Politics of Nativism in U.S. Public Education""; ""Chapter 10: Video of the Oppressed""; ""Chapter 11: Qualitative Research for Antiracism""; ""About the Contributors"" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779657603321 |
Charlotte, NC, : Information Age Publishing, Inc., c2013 | ||
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Challenging status quo retrenchment [[electronic resource] ] : new directions in critical qualitative research / / edited by Tricia M. Kress, Curry Malott, Brad Porfilio |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Charlotte, NC, : Information Age Publishing, Inc., c2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (245 p.) |
Disciplina | 370.72 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
KressTricia M
MalottCurry <1972-> PorfilioBradley J |
Collana | Critical constructions: studies on education and society |
Soggetto topico |
Action research in education - United States
Qualitative research - United States Critical pedagogy - United States |
ISBN | 1-62396-051-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
""Cover""; ""Series page""; ""Challenging Status Quo Retrenchment""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""Contents""; ""Introduction: Seizing the “Moment�""; ""Part I: (Re)Theorizing Epistemology, Authority, Ethics, and Purpose in Critical Research""; ""Chapter 1: Uncollapsing Ethics""; ""Chapter 2: Challenging Epistemological Authority in Qualitative Research""; ""Chapter 3: On Considering Quantitative Research""; ""Chapter 4: Song of Myself""; ""Chapter 5: Letters as Windows Into a Life of Praxis""
""Part II: Critical Research With/in Educational Settings and Communities""""Chapter 6: Flexible, Reciprocal, and On-Site Research""; ""Chapter 7: Multivoiced Research With Children""; ""Chapter 8: “Talk to Students About What�s Really Going On�""; ""Chapter 9: The Politics of Nativism in U.S. Public Education""; ""Chapter 10: Video of the Oppressed""; ""Chapter 11: Qualitative Research for Antiracism""; ""About the Contributors"" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910823919303321 |
Charlotte, NC, : Information Age Publishing, Inc., c2013 | ||
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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 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (133 p.) |
Disciplina | 370.72 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
BrindleyRoger <1962->
CroccoChristine <1951-> |
Soggetto topico |
Action research in education - United States
Education - Research |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-282-92307-2
9786612923074 1-60709-968-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910459505603321 |
Lanham, Md., : Rowman & Littlefield Education, c2009 | ||
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