Action Research in Teaching and Learning
A practical guide to conducting pedagogical research in universities
1st Edition
Published on 30. May 2008
Book
Hardback
224 pages
978-0-415-45093-5 (ISBN)
Description
A practical, down-to-earth guide for those who work in teaching and learning in universities and who would like to carry out action research on their own practice. The model of 'pedagogical action research' has come from the author's experience of over twenty years in carrying out such research and over six years of experience in encouraging colleagues to carry out small scale studies at an institutional, national and international level.
This accessible text gives the reader practical advice on how to research their own practice in a university context and contains a section on useful research tools, including two that the author has designed: the 'learning objectives questionnaire' and the 'ideal inventory', both of which have been widely used in the research context.
This accessible text gives the reader practical advice on how to research their own practice in a university context and contains a section on useful research tools, including two that the author has designed: the 'learning objectives questionnaire' and the 'ideal inventory', both of which have been widely used in the research context.
Reviews / Votes
" The market in the UK could be significant. The author recently ran a conference in the UK on this topic, which was well attended. It is also evident from being on the editorial board of a number of HE journals that interest in pedagogical action research (PAR) has grown steadily over the years. The book is likely to have a greater market to academics in second-tier universities as top-class research universities do not value research into one's teaching.... I think this would make a useful addition to your available publications." David Kember, The Chinese University of Hong Kong and Author of "Enhancing University Teaching""The advantage that the proposed new book has is that it is written from a higher education perspective, and, as the author points out, nothing exists at present that addresses both action research and higher education. If it could be turned into the practical guide that the author claims it is, with a specific focus on doing action research in higher education, and what makes that different from doing action research elsewhere, then it would probably be a hit. Do you recommend that we should publish this book? Yes! "
Jean McNiff, probably the world's leading expert on Action Research
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Professional Practice & Development
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-415-45093-5 (9780415450935)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Liverpool Hope University, UK
Content
Foreword: Why do You Want to Improve Your Teaching and/or What Your Students Learn? Part 1: The Theoretical Background 1. What are the Pressures On Those Who Work with University Students? 2. Why be a Reflective Practitioner? 3. Why Engage with the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning? 4. What is the Case for Pedagogical Action Research? Part 2: The Practical Part 5. Where do You Start a Pedagogical Action Research Study? 6. What are the Most Suitable Research Methodologies? 7. What are the Ethical Issues? 8. Are there any Useful Tools? 9. How Can You Grow the Influence of Your Findings?