Action Research for Educators

By (author) Daniel R. Tomal Foreword by Dennis J. Hastert

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Publication date:

15 March 2010

Length of book:

214 pages

Publisher

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

ISBN-13: 9781607096481

This book is a straightforward, no-nonsense guide to a research method that can be used by educators to increase student learning, student self-esteem, and quality of school life in the classroom. This user-friendly book covers the principles and history of action research, ethical and legal considerations, methods for conducting both formal and informal action research, data collection methods, analysis and interpretation, action planning and initiation, and results evaluation. The author includes numerous examples, strategies, and illustrations that can be applied to elementary and secondary schools as well as university settings.

Chapter 1 Foreword
Chapter 2 Introduction
Chapter 3 The Nature of Educational Research
Chapter 4 Action Research
Chapter 5 Data Collection Methods
Chapter 6 Data Analysis and Interpretation
Chapter 7 Solving Problems and Taking Action
Chapter 8 Evaluating Action Research
Chapter 9 Conducting Action Research

Are you planning to conduct action research or are you teaching an action research course? If so, this book is for you. The book provides you with all you need from a description of how action research varies using qualitative and quantitative research methodologies, through models of action research with excellent examples, to methods of evaluating action research. Action Research for Educators is a must-have book for anyone involved in action research.