Action Research: A Guide for the Teacher Researcher

Action Research: A Guide for the Teacher Researcher, 1/e

Geoffrey E. Mills, Southern Oregon University

Published June, 1999 by Prentice Hall Career & Technology

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Summary

For use in Research Methods in Education Courses. This step-by-step guide delivers practical, current information that walks teachers through the action research process with concrete illustrations and on-line resources. With the most extensive theory and research coverage on the market, this guide also uses extensive concrete cases and examples that truly make it a “hands on” resource. The comprehensive scope and accessible format make it an ideal choice for a core text in action research courses or as a supplemental text for introduction to education research courses.

Includes step-by-step guidance through the action research process which include: area of focus, data collection, data analysis and interpretation, and action planning.
Features an exclusive chapter regarding on-line action research resources and key website addresses. Contains a unique chapter-length case study of a singe action research project that follows the process for action research as described in the text.
Provides comprehensive coverage of qualitative data collection techniques applied to teacher research.
Displays Research-in-Action Checklists to help novice researchers remember the steps in the action research process.
Opens each chapter with a Chapter Overview, Chapter Objectives, and an Action Research Vignette to organize and clarify content.
Closes each chapter with a Chapter Summary and For Further Thought sections to engage students in conversations about action research issues.

Table of Contents

1. Understanding Action Research.
2. Deciding on an Area of Focus.
3. Data Collection Techniques.
4. Data Collection Considerations: Validity, Reliability, Generalizability, and Ethics.
5. Data Analysis and Interpretation.
6. Action Planning for Educational Change.
7. Sharing, Critiquing, and Celebrating Action Research.
8. On-Line Action Research Resources.
9. Action Research in Action: A Case Study of Curtis Elementary.
References.
Index.