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Practical Action Research: A Collection of Articles

Editat de Richard A. Schmuck
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 3 noi 2008
Practical Action Research, Second Edition is a compilation of critical commentaries that offer practical steps for understanding and implementing action research. The contributors demonstrate how educators can reflect, collect data, and create alternative ways to improve their practice in the classroom and schoolwide. Through the voices of experts from the field, the book provides concrete examples of how action research can transform educational challenges into solutions. This updated edition includes seven new articles, along with a series of inspiring case studies that demonstrate how action research can be used to improve a variety of school situations.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781412962872
ISBN-10: 1412962870
Pagini: 248
Dimensiuni: 178 x 254 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.48 kg
Ediția:Second Edition
Editura: SAGE Publications
Colecția Corwin
Locul publicării:Thousand Oaks, United States

Recenzii

"Schoolwide renewal and improvement occurs only when a group of dedicated professionals decide to  study and reflect on what they are doing and how it affects the students in their school and classrooms. Schmuck provides multiple examples of how school professionals use action research in their quest for improving the school experience for children."

Cuprins

Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Editor
About the Contributors
Part I. Defining Action Research
1. Writers Develop Skills Through Collaboration: An Action Research Approach - Kate Ferguson-Patrick
2. Educational Action Research - Ken Zeichner
Part II. Understanding Action Research
3. The Unexpected Journey: Renewing Our Commitment to Students Through Educational Action Research - Helen Meyer, Bennyce Hamilton, Steve Kroeger, Stephanie Stewart, Mary Brydon-Miller
4. Action Research: Three Approaches - Emily F. Calhoun
Exemplary Project: The Effectiveness of Spalding Instruction for Spelling Performance - Margo S. O’Neill
Exemplary Project: The Business Managers’ Network: Action Research to Improve Business Capacities of Colorado Charter Schools - Lori Grant
Exemplary Project: Improving Schoolwide Communication Through a New School Web Site: Responsive Action Research - Heidi Mitchell
Part III. Implementing Action Research
5. Creating a School for David: A Principal’s Narrative - Eleanor A. Perry
Exemplary Project: Proactive Action Research to Build Leadership for a Charter School’s Success - Lillian Thomas-Wilson
Exemplary Project: Examining the Impact of External Building Coaches on Teachers - Betsy Apolito
Exemplary Project: Implementing Strategies to Reduce Dropout Rates of At-Risk Youth in an Online Learning Environment - Jill Gaitens
6. Using Action Research to Assess Instruction - Carole Schulte Johnson, Inga Kromann-Kelly
Exemplary Project: Singapore Math: Action Research on a Curriculum Change, Student Achievement, and Teacher Efficacy - Barbara J. Darroch
Exemplary Project: Increasing Math Achievement of Title 1 Middle School Students - Tatyana Chayka
7. Action Research for School Improvement - Emily F. Calhoun
Exemplary Project: Action Research on Middle School Mathematics Instruction Differentiated by Student Gender - Joshua Jordan
8. What Happens When a School District Supports Action Research - Cathy Caro-Bruce, Jennifer McCreadie
Exemplary Project: Professional Development as a Tool to Enhance Teacher Quality in Charter Schools - Ricci Rodriquez-Elkins
9. Using Action Research to Solve Instructional Challenges in Inclusive Elementary School Settings - Christine L. Salisbury, Linda L. Wilson, Tabetha J. Swartz, Mary M. Palombaro, Jami Wassel
Exemplary Project: Math Fact Memorization in a Highly Sequenced Elementary Mathematics Curriculum - Kelli Kreienkamp
10. Using Action Research as a Collaborative Process to Enhance Educators’ and Families’ Knowledge and Skills for Youth With Emotional or Behavioral Disorders - Douglas Cheney
Exemplary Project: Building Blocks to Healthy Emotions: A Parenting Program to Improve the Emotional Health of Low-Income Children - Verree Laughlin
11. Action Research in Action: Curricular Articulation and Integrated Instruction - Douglas E. Arnold
Part IV. Studying Action Research
Exemplary Project: Initiating a Collaborative Action Research Project: From Choosing a School to Planning the Work on an Issue - Eva Espido Bello
Exemplary Project: Self-Reflection in Essay Writing: An Action Research Project - Ronald Bergez
12. Promoting Quality for Teacher Action Research: Lessons Learned From Science Teachers’ Action Research - Brenda M. Capobianco, Allen Feldman
13. Schoolwide Action Research: Findings From Six Years of Study - Lew Allen, Emily F. Calhoun
14. Ecology and Ethics in Participatory Collaborative Action Research: An Argument for the Authentic Participation of Students in Educational Research - Steve Collins
Index

Descriere

Based on inspiring case studies, this new edition of a popular book on one of the most used research methods in education covers all the main models used and includes contributions from experts in the field.