Research and Reflection
Teachers Take Action for Literacy Development
Published on 1. August 2006
133 pages
978-1-60752-949-1 (ISBN)
Description
This book is designed to encourage and support in-service and pre-service teachers who want to conduct classroom-based action research about literacy teaching and learning. It can be used by individuals, small groups, or in education courses that include action research projects. The aim of the text is to facilitate active engagement in the process of action research. Comprehensive explanations of various research methods and approaches are not included; the content is pragmatic and provides the novice researcher with a solid, experience-based foundation for developing research knowledge and skills. It is hoped that readers, upon completing this text, will continue learning about and conducting action research, honing their skills and increasing their knowledge. Additional resources for further development are included in the final chapter of the book.
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Content
- Cover
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Foreword
- Preface
- Overview of This Book
- Chapter 1. Action Research: Purpose and Benefits
- Action Research: Why We Do It
- Professional and Personal Development
- Communication Skills
- Teacher Empowerment
- Professional Dialogue
- Equity Issues
- Action Research: What It Is
- Action Research: What It Isn't
- Action Research: The Process
- Action Research: The Researchers
- Jessica
- Ricky
- Angela
- Tiffany
- Summary
- Chapter 2. Observe: Identify an Area of Interest
- Early Reconnaissance and Feedback
- Reflection
- What Will You Do?: Tips for Identifying an Area of Interest
- Chapter 3. Reflect: Formulate Questions
- Criteria
- Limited Focus
- Results Enable Action
- Under Your Control
- Context
- Assumptions
- Theoretical Framework
- Literature Review
- Research Journal
- What Will You Do?: Tips for Formulating a Question
- Chapter 4. Plan: Plan Investigation
- Triangulation
- Methodology
- Consent and Confidentiality
- What Will You Do?: Tips for Planning Your Investigation
- Chapter 5. Act: Collect Data
- Be Consistent yet Flexible
- Organize Data
- Preliminary Analysis
- Scoring and Spreadsheets
- Analytic Memos and Initial Code Ideas
- Research Journal
- What Will You Do?: Tips for Collecting Data
- Chapter 6. Observe: Identify Patterns in Data
- Organizing Data
- Coding and Sorting
- Identifying Patterns
- Describing Data
- What Will You Do?: Tips for Identifying Patterns in Data
- Chapter 7. Reflect: Interpret Data
- Research Journal
- Professional Judgment
- Accurate Representations
- Insufficient Data
- What Will You Do?: Tips for Interpreting Data
- Chapter 8. Plan: Plan Changes
- Strength of Evidence and Rationale
- Changes Made
- Changes Planned
- What Will You Do?: Tips for Planning Changes
- Chapter 9. Act: Implement Changes
- Making Changes
- Sharing Results
- Celebrating Achievements
- Continuing Research
- What Will You Do?: Tips for Implementing Changes
- Chapter 10. Quality Action Research: Transformation and Equity
- Action Research: High Quality
- Good for Literacy Education
- Must be Rigorous
- Consequences of Bad Research
- Tips for Attaining Quality
- Action Research: Transformation
- Politics of Research and Education
- Essential Nature
- Hidden Curriculum
- Culturally Relevant Pedagogy
- Teachers as Change Agents
- Action Research Resources
- Articles
- Websites
- Organizations
- References
