The Action Research Guidebook

Author : Richard D. Sagor
Publisher : Corwin Press
ISBN 13 : 150638059X
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Action Research Guidebook written by Richard D. Sagor and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2016-10-15 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Think of yourself as an educational architect By tapping into the power of action research, you can improve overall student performance, eliminate achievement gaps, and enhance your own efficacy and morale. In the third edition of this bestselling guidebook, you’ll find: New insights on how to use reflective practice, qualitative and quantitative methods, and culturally responsive teaching to improve the success of all students A field-tested, four-stage action research process to lead you from brainstorming to breakthrough Illustrative examples, charts, handouts, worksheets, and sample action research reports to demystify and simplify the action research process

Author : Richard Sagor
Publisher : Corwin Press
ISBN 13 : 141298128X
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Action Research Guidebook written by Richard Sagor and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2010-11-19 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this second edition of his best-selling volume The Action Research Guidebook, Richard Sagor provides updated tools and insights to guide the implementation of school-based research for student success. Ideal for teacher leaders and teacher teams, this practical guidebook features new examples, activities and leadership applications that reflect the recent growth of professional learning communities, wider acceptance of standards, and the need for more qualitative research. Sequentially organized to be used as you go, the book follows Sagor's four-stage process developed from his many years of experience training educators: clarifying visions/targets; articulating theory; implementing action and collecting data; and reflecting on data and planning informed action. Inside are numerous tables, charts, handouts, forms, and worksheets to demystify the action research process. This handbook will also be valuable to principals, counsellors, and other educators wishing to apply the action research process to school improvement.

Author : Richard Sagor
Publisher : Corwin Press
ISBN 13 : 9780761938958
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Action Research Guidebook written by Richard Sagor and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book is organized around Richard Sagor's four-stage process developed from his many years of experience training hundreds of educators. The four stages are: clarifying visions/targets; articulating theory; implementing action and collecting data; reflecting on data and planning informed action; The book includes numerous tables, charts, handouts, forms, and worksheets to demystify and simplify the action research process. Short examples drawn from the author's experience working on-one-on with teachers on their action research projects are also included, from raising reading proficiency to increasing the problem solving capacity of faculty members. The author shows how teacher teams can work collaboratively to identify and research problems related to the school's goals. Appropriate for use by individual teachers and teacher teams, as well as by pre-service teachers in teacher education courses. Principals, counsellors, and other educators will also find the action research process useful for school improvement.

Author : Richard Sagor
Publisher : ASCD
ISBN 13 : 1416615903
Total Pages : 231 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Guiding School Improvement with Action Research written by Richard Sagor and published by ASCD. This book was released on 2000-05-15 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Action research, explored in this book, is a seven-step process for improving teaching and learning in classrooms at all levels. Through practical examples, research tools, and easy-to-follow "implementation strategies," Richard Sagor guides readers through the process from start to finish. Learn how to uncover and use the data that already exist in your classrooms and schools to answer significant questions about your individual or collective concerns and interests. Sagor covers each step in the action research process in detail: selecting a focus, clarifying theories, identifying research questions, collecting data, analyzing data, reporting results, and taking informed action. Drawing from the experience of individual teachers, faculties, and school districts, Sagor describes how action research can enhance teachers' professional standing and efficacy while helping them succeed in settings characterized by increasingly diverse student populations and an emphasis on standards-based reform. The book also demonstrates how administrators and policymakers can use action research to bolster efforts related to accreditation, teacher supervision, and job-embedded staff development. Part how-to guide, part inspirational treatise, Guiding School Improvement with Action Research provides advice, information, and encouragement to anyone interested in reinventing schools as learning communities and restructuring teaching as the true profession it was meant to be.

Author : Geoffrey E. Mills
Publisher : Pearson
ISBN 13 : 0134523083
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Action Research written by Geoffrey E. Mills and published by Pearson. This book was released on 2017-01-09 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Note: This is the bound book only and does not include access to the Enhanced Pearson eText. To order the Enhanced Pearson eText packaged with a bound book, use ISBN 0134522729. A step-by-step guide to action research with a balanced coverage of qualitative and quantitative methods. The leading text in the field of action research, Action Research: A Guide for the Teacher Researcher is known for its practical, step-by-step guidance for teachers on how to do research in classrooms. Drawing on his extensive experience working directly with teachers and principals to help them learn how to conduct action research studies, the author guides future educators through the action research process via numerous concrete illustrations. The text positions action research as a fundamental component of teaching and helps it's readers not only acquire the skills to conduct quality studies, but also how to make it a part of everyday teaching practice. Improve mastery and retention with the Enhanced Pearson eText The Enhanced Pearson eText provides a rich, interactive learning environment designed to improve student mastery of content. The Enhanced Pearson eText is: Engaging. The new interactive, multimedia learning features were developed by the authors and other subject-matter experts to deepen and enrich the learning experience.* Convenient. Enjoy instant online access from your computer or download the Pearson eText App to read on or offline on your iPad® and Android® tablet.** Affordable. Experience the advantages of the Enhanced Pearson eText along with all the benefits of print for 40% to 50% less than a print bound book. * The Enhanced eText features are only available in the Pearson eText format. They are not available in third-party eTexts or downloads. *The Pearson eText App is available on Google Play and in the App Store. It requires Android OS 3.1-4, a 7” or 10” tablet, or iPad iOS 5.0 or later.

Author : Gary L. Anderson
Publisher : Corwin Press
ISBN 13 : 1452238723
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Studying Your Own School written by Gary L. Anderson and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2007-03-06 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Extensively revised, this new edition provides the theoretical underpinnings of practitioner action research as well as the "how-to" information necessary for classroom application.

Author : Jean McNiff
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134600569
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Action Research in Organisations written by Jean McNiff and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-01-04 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The current orthodoxy is that 'knowledge' is the most powerful resource for organisational success. So how can managers develop the appropriate knowledge base to make their organisations grow? The answer lies in action research. Action research is increasingly perceived and used as a powerful methodology to promote professional awareness and development. However, there are very few texts that demonstrate how this can be utilised to promote management and organisational improvement or that emphasise the reflective nature of improving professionalism. Action Research in Organisations fills this gap. Aimed at both practising managers and university students alike, key features of this title include: * the location of management and organisational theory within a framework * examination of the principles and practice of action research * real-world examples and case studies of people attempting to improve their own situations through action research.

Author : Craig A. Mertler
Publisher : SAGE Publications
ISBN 13 : 1483389073
Total Pages : 494 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Action Research written by Craig A. Mertler and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2016-06-29 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Craig Mertler’s Action Research: Improving Schools and Empowering Educators introduces practicing educators to the process of conducting classroom-based action research. Practical and comprehensive, the book focuses on research methods and procedures that educators can use in their everyday practice. This Fifth Edition adds enhanced coverage of rigor and ethics in action research, means of establishing quality of both quantitative and qualitative data, as well as strengthened pedagogical features. New material includes discussions of social justice advocacy as an application of action research and the inclusion of abstracts in research reports.

Author : Susan Bruce
Publisher : Teachers College Press
ISBN 13 : 9780807750926
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Action Research in Special Education written by Susan Bruce and published by Teachers College Press. This book was released on 2010-06-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first book about action research devoted to the complex issues faced by children with special needs and their teachers. The authors begin by providing the historical and philosophical underpinnings of action research and then present a framework for conducting action research in special education. In addition, they feature four examples of actual teacher-researcher studies, as well as a “how-to” chapter that outlines the basic principles needed for conducting action research. This book is essential reading for anyone interested in using action research to enhance student achievement and to address issues of social justice faced by children with special needs. Book Features: Details of the origins and practice of action research in special education. Demonstration of how action research is a dedicated component of preservice teacher preparation. Examples of action research performed by students in the field.

Author : John A. Bilorusky
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000373061
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Principles and Methods of Transformative Action Research written by John A. Bilorusky and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-04-20 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Principles and Methods of Transformative Action Research delves into both general principles and specific methods for basic steps in the action research process—asking questions, gathering and analyzing data, communicating findings, and pursuing action. The role of collaboration is emphasized, with strategies of value to experts and engaged citizens in doing participatory research and community-based knowledge-building. Detailed attention is given to specific strategies of interviewing, participant observation, and judging and weighing evidence. The book draws on creative and critically minded elements of scientific traditions, such as transparency in telling the "story" of one’s inquiry, identifying data that are "exceptions to the rule," and the value of non-formulaic, improvisational designs. Quite distinctively, the book addresses how to write in one’s own voice, how to integrate action-and-inquiry into one’s everyday life, issues of ethics and social responsibility, and how to consider both immediate, practical needs and "bigger picture," systemic challenges. This book can serve as an undergraduate or graduate social sciences text on research methods. It is also a guidebook for action-oriented research by academics, professionals, and lay people, alike in community agencies, schools, and grassroots organizations, and for socially relevant academic research concerned with social justice, multiculturalism, and inclusiveness.