What Every Teacher Should Know About Action Research
ISBN: 9780137155842 | 0137155840
Edition: 1stFormat: Paperback
Publisher: Pearson
Pub. Date: 9/17/2008
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This booklet covers some of the basic steps teachers can use in action research. From defining the problem, developing a plan of action, evaluating the plan and sharing it to solving real classroom problems, this handy guide provides students with the basics they need to know.As a part of the What Every Teacher Should Know About Series, this guide can be packaged for free with a core Education text (with each additional WETSKA guide added at a cost of $2 net to the bookstore) and can also be purchased individually.
| Introduction to Action Research | p. 1 |
| An Overview of Action Research: Descriptors of Action Research | p. 1 |
| The Beginning | p. 3 |
| Action Research Steps | p. 3 |
| Finding Your Research Topic | p. 4 |
| A Theoretical Context | p. 5 |
| Sources for the Literature Review | p. 5 |
| Sample Literature Reviews | p. 6 |
| Methods: Collecting Data | p. 9 |
| ... MORE | p. 9 |
| Types of Data in Action Research | p. 10 |
| Methods: Analyzing the Data | p. 21 |
| Accuracy and Credibility | p. 21 |
| Inductive Analysis | p. 21 |
| Discussion: Your Plan of Action | p. 25 |
| Conclusions and Recommendations | p. 25 |
| Evaluation of the Study | p. 27 |
| Designing a New Plan or Program | p. 27 |
| References | p. 30 |
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