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Action Research in Education
Learning Through Practitioner Enquiry

Second Edition


December 2012 | 184 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd

Action Research in Education is an essential guide for any lecturer, teacher or student-teacher interested in doing research.

This exciting new edition of a popular text is an important resource for any education professional interested in investigating learning and teaching. Building on the success of Action Research in the Classroom, the authors have revised, updated and extended this book to include examples from further and higher education.

It maps out easy-to-follow steps for usefully applying an action research approach and is full of practical tips and examples of real-life practitioner research projects from a range of schools, colleges and universities.

This book will help teachers to:

  • Understand and apply practitioner inquiry
  • Enhance their problem-solving skills
  • Locate their own activity in a wider context
  • Maximize opportunities to develop practice
  • Evaluate the needs of their learners

Clear, pragmatic and timely, this is a must-have text for all teachers and students of education.


 
Introducing Practitioner Enquiry
 
Understanding Practitioner Enquiry
 
Ways of Being a Practitioner Enquirer: Beliefs, Ethics and Practice
 
How to Do a Practitioner Enquiry: Finding and Refining a Question
 
How to Do a Practitioner Enquiry: Deciding on an Approach and Complementary Methods
 
Taking Account of Learner Perspectives in Your Enquiry
 
Exploring Your Own and Your Colleagues' Professional Knowledge
 
Engaging with the Views of Families and the Wider Community
 
Making Sense of It, Making Connections and Bringing It Together
 
Sharing Your Findings, Finding New Questions
 
Index

A dependable and well-organised text that students are comfortable with. It addresses the key issues that underpin action research as well as encourages the sharing of research.

Mr Keith Savage
Centre For Childhood Studies, Stockport College
March 13, 2013

A highly useful text for those who are nw to the practice and principles of Action Research. It is easy to read and explains concepts well!

Mr Andrew Southgate
Faculty of Health and Social Care, Canterbury Christ Church University
March 12, 2013

Text provides strong practitioner research activities which are ideal for teacher training courses

Dr Erica Joslyn-Beales
Social Science , University Campus Suffolk
March 11, 2013

Relevant to curriculum studies for Foundation Degree Childhood Studies. Good background reading which explores action research. Also relevant for Devloping Professional Practice module.

Mrs Alison Cox
Health and Social Care, Merthyr Tydfil College
February 20, 2013

Not required for this curriculum

Mrs Alison Cox
Health and Social Care, Merthyr Tydfil College
February 20, 2013

Good background reading for childhood studies FD 'Developing Professional Practice' module.

Mrs Alison Cox
Health and Social Care, Merthyr Tydfil College
February 20, 2013
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Sample Materials & Chapters

Chapter One


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