Action Research for Educational Change
Published on 1. April 1991
Book
Hardback
176 pages
978-0-335-09690-9 (ISBN)
Description
This book is concerned with action research as a form of teacher professional development. In it, John Elliot traces the historical emergence and current significance of action research in schools. He examines action research as a "cultural innovation" with transformative possibilities for both the professional culture of teachers and teacher educators in academia and explores how action research can be a form of creative resistance to the technical rationality underpinning government policy. He explains the role of action research in the specific contexts of the national curriculum, teacher appraisal and competence-based teacher training.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Milton Keynes
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
references, index
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
270 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-335-09690-9 (9780335096909)
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Content
Part 1 Action research and professional learning: teachers as researchers - an historical and biographical context; supporting professional learning through action research - three case studies. Part 2 Action research - dilemmas and innovation: the theory/practice problem; the fundamental characteristics of action research; the dilemmas and temptations of the reflective practitioner; a practical guide to action research. Part 3 Action research in policy contexts: action research and the emergence of teacher appraisal in the UK; competency based training and the education of the professions - is a happy marriage possible ?; the national curriculum and models of curriculum development.