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Making Classroom Inquiry Work: Techniques for Effective Action Research [Pehme köide]

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  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 206 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 232x155x12 mm, kaal: 322 g
  • Ilmumisaeg: 16-Dec-2010
  • Kirjastus: Rowman & Littlefield Education
  • ISBN-10: 1607099284
  • ISBN-13: 9781607099284
Teised raamatud teemal:
  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 206 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 232x155x12 mm, kaal: 322 g
  • Ilmumisaeg: 16-Dec-2010
  • Kirjastus: Rowman & Littlefield Education
  • ISBN-10: 1607099284
  • ISBN-13: 9781607099284
Teised raamatud teemal:
"This book helped our school and university partnership to successfully communicate and implement action research within our schoolhouse. As a result, all stakeholders were aware of the value, potential, and outcomes of well-thought-out classroom inquiry."---Sharon A. Kearney, principal, Sparks Elementary School, Maryland

"The information in this book takes the guesswork out of classroom inquiry. Action research is helping me better meet the needs of my students."---Rachel Carpenter Heller, teacher, Woodburn Elementary School, Morgantown, West Virginia

Teachers are the single most important element in helping every child succeed in school. Making Classroom Inquiry Work. Techniques for Effective Action Research is designed to serve those who wish to delve deeper into their action research or act as leaders in teacher research and reflective practice.

Robert P. Pelton is also the author of Action Research for Teacher Candidates: Using Classroom Data to Enhance Instruction, written in the hopes of equipping teachers-in-training with the skills needed for action research: a process that leads to focused, effective, and responsive strategies that help students succeed. These two books serve as both a perfect training curriculum for pre-service teachers at the undergraduate or graduate level and as an excellent vehicle for professional development for in-service teachers.

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The information in this book takes the guess work out of classroom inquiry. Action research is helping me better meet the needs of my students. -- Rachel Carpenter Heller, teacher, Woodburn Elementary School, Morgantown, West Virginia By using the guidance provided in this book, I was able to decide on a topic and make sense of my action research results. -- Lauren Miksa, second grade teacher, Mechanicsville Elementary School, Maryland This book provides the reader with a thoughtful examination of the most critical issues confronted by teachers seeking to use action research to improve the quality of their students' education. -- Richard Sagor, founding director of the Institute for the Study of Inquiry in Education This book helped our school and university partnership to successfully communicate and implement action research within our schoolhouse. As a result, all stakeholders were aware of the value, potential and outcomes of well though-out classroom inquiry. -- Sharon A. Kearney, principal, Sparks Elementary School, Maryland

Preface vii
Part I Getting into Your Study
Chapter 1 Action Research: The Essential Strategies
1(12)
Robert P. Pelton
Chapter 2 Setting the Stage: Understanding the Importance of Context in Action Research
13(30)
David W. Nicholson
Chapter 3 Framing an Action Research Study
43(24)
Neal Shambaugh
Jaci Webb-Dempsey
Reagan Curtis
Rachel Carpenter Heller
Chapter 4 Qualitative plus Quantitative Data: A Mixed Methods Research Design
67(16)
Diane Davis
Marjorie Leppo
Chapter 5 Action Research Video Studies for Improving Classroom Teaching-Learning Performances
83(34)
Linda A. Catelli
Part II Planning for Success in Action Research
Chapter 6 Learning Conversations: How Oral Inquiry Supports the Five Steps of Action Research
117(24)
Stefan Biancaniello
Stephanie Cucunato
Sean Biancaniello
Chapter 7 Tools for Collaboration in Action Research
141(20)
Ellen E. Ballock
Chapter 8 Developing an Action Research Communication Plan
161(20)
Stephen L. Maltese Jr.
Frances Bond
Barbara Bisset
Index 181(8)
About the Contributors 189(4)
About the Editor 193
Robert P. Pelton is a professor in the School of Education at Stevenson University, Stevenson, Maryland. He is very active in professional development schools, where he assists teacher interns in using classroom data within the action research process to make instructional decisions. Dr. Pelton is also a consultant for Epiphanies Inc., where he effectively uses the action research model to help build and strengthen educational outreach programs.