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Improving Schools Through Action Research - Cher C. Hendricks

Improving Schools Through Action Research

A Comprehensive Guide for Educators
Buch | Softcover
224 Seiten
2008 | 2nd edition
Pearson (Verlag)
978-0-205-57846-7 (ISBN)
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This text emphasizes the reflective processes used in planning and conducting action research studies, data analysis techniques (quantitative and qualitative), and displaying and explaining results. It provides specific information needed to complete each step of the action research cycle with chapter activities that help the student/reader conduct projects focused on school improvement. Each activity includes a research paper component that helps students create a research paper as they complete the activities.

List of Tables……………………………………………………………………………..       

List of Figures………………..……………………………………………………………  

List of Chapter Activities………………………………………………………………….       

Preface……………………………………………………………………………………..    

 

Chapter 1     Research Traditions in Education…………………………….......................               

Ways Research Advances Knowledge about Education……………………………………    

The Origin of Action Research…………………………………………………………......     

The Action Research Process………………………………………………………………   

Types of Action Research......................................................................................................   

The Importance of Action Research for Improving Schools……………………………….   

Becoming Familiar with the Language and Process of Action Research ...........................    

 

Chapter 2     Generating Research Ideas through Reflection………………………………       

 

Reflection: Its History and Definitions…………………………………………………….    

Types of Reflection…………………………………………………………………………   

Reflection in Action Research……………………………………………………………..    

Reflecting to Identify a Research Focus…………………………………………………...   

Reflective Journals…………………………………………………………………………   

 

Chapter 3     Connecting Theory and Action: Reviewing the Literature…………………..  

  

Reviewing the Literature as a Professional, Intellectual Activity…………………………   

Sources of Topic-specific Literature………………………………………………………    

Searching for Literature to Review……………………………………………………......   

Choosing, Evaluating, and Synthesizing Reviewed Literature for

        Action Research Studies ……………………………………………………………..    

Organizing and Writing the Literature Review……………………………………………    

 

Chapter 4      Initial Planning of the Action Research Study………………………………         

 

Articulating Research Questions…………………………………………………………..    

Planning the Intervention……………………………………………………….................

 

Chapter 5     Strategies for Collecting Data……………………………………………….      

 

Collecting Multiple Forms of Data to Establish Credibility and Validity………………..   

Methods of Data Collection: Artifacts, Observational Data, and Inquiry Data…………   

The Importance of Collecting Baseline Data…………………………………………….    

Aligning Data Collection Strategies with Research Questions…………..........................    

 

Chapter 6 Final Planning before the Implementation of the Study………………………   

 

Definitions of Validity…………………………………………………………………….   

Determining Ways to Increase Validity…………………………………………………..   

Ethical Guidelines for Action Research Studies………………………………………….   

Engaging in Continuous, Ongoing Reflecting Planning throughout the Study………….    

Creating a Timeline for the Project………………………………………………………  

 

Chapter 7 Strategies for Data Analysis……………………………………………………     

 

Interim Data Analysis……………………………………………………………………..  

Using Software Packages to Analyze Large Amounts of Data…………………………… 

Analysis of Quantitative Data: Reporting, Comparing, and Displaying………………….  

Analysis of Qualitative Data: Looking for Themes and Patterns………………………… 

Triangulating Data Sources: Drawing Conclusions from Data ………………………….  

 

Chapter 8 Supplementary Chapter: Writing and Disseminating the

                Action Research Report…………………………………………………………   

 

Guidelines for Writing the Final Action Research Report………………………………..   

Disseminating Action Research Findings…………………………………………………  

Concluding Comments……………………………………………………………………  

 

Appendix 1  

Article 1.1   Conceptual Learning and Creative Problem Solving Using

                   Cooperative Groups in Middle School Science Classes……………………..   

 

Appendix 2

Article 1.2   The Influence of a Peer-Tutoring Training Model for Implementing

                   Cooperative Groupings with Elementary Students ………………………….  

 

Index………………………………………………………………………………............   

Erscheint lt. Verlag 13.3.2008
Sprache englisch
Maße 178 x 235 mm
Gewicht 299 g
Themenwelt Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik
ISBN-10 0-205-57846-2 / 0205578462
ISBN-13 978-0-205-57846-7 / 9780205578467
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