Title:
Effective action research : developing reflective thinking and practice
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Series:
Continuum research methods
Continuum research methods series
Edition:
2nd ed.
Publication Information:
London ; New York : Continuum, c2011
Physical Description:
viii, 132 p. ; 24 cm.
ISBN:
9781441163752
9781441133267
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Author Notes
Patrick J. M. Costello is Professor of Primary Education and Deputy Director (Research) of the Centre for Pedagogical Research and Scholarship, Glyndwr University, Wales, UK.
Table of Contents
| List of Illustrations | p. ix |
| Acknowledgements | p. x |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| 1 What is Action Research? | p. 3 |
| The nature of action research | p. 3 |
| Models of action research | p. 8 |
| 2 Why Undertake Action Research? | p. 15 |
| The teacher as reflective practitioner | p. 16 |
| Relationships between educational theory and practice | p. 17 |
| The teacher as researcher | p. 20 |
| Teaching as a research-based profession | p. 21 |
| Problems with educational research | p. 21 |
| Teacher research and school improvement | p. 23 |
| Research and teachers' continuing professional development | p. 24 |
| The importance of action research | p. 28 |
| 3 How Do I Develop an Action Research Project? | p. 31 |
| Choosing a research topic | p. 31 |
| Developing a research proposal | p. 32 |
| Undertaking a literature search and review | p. 33 |
| Working with your tutor | p. 35 |
| Undertaking action research projects: some preliminary considerations | p. 42 |
| 4 How Do I Collect Action Research Data? | p. 45 |
| Collecting action research data: some preliminary considerations | p. 45 |
| Rigour in action research | p. 52 |
| Examples of action research projects | p. 57 |
| 5 How Do I Analyse Action Research Data? | p. 65 |
| Analysing research data | p. 66 |
| A model of action research revisited | p. 73 |
| Concluding comments | p. 77 |
| 6 How Do I Produce an Action Research Report? | p. 79 |
| Requirements and guidelines for writing action research reports | p. 79 |
| 7 How Will My Action Research Report be Assessed? | p. 87 |
| A model of assessing progress in argument in higher education | p. 88 |
| Students' views of assessment | p. 91 |
| Assessing research projects: some examples | p. 93 |
| 8 How Do I Publish My Action Research Report? | p. 101 |
| Students' experiences of writing for publication | p. 101 |
| Publishing action research reports in journals | p. 104 |
| Publishing action research reports through presenting conference papers | p. 105 |
| 9 Recommended Further Reading | p. 113 |
| The importance of reading widely | p. 113 |
| Recommended further reading | p. 114 |
| 10 Endnote: The Theory and Practice of Action Research | p. 117 |
| Rationale for the format of this book | p. 117 |
| Developing reflective thinking and practice | p. 118 |
| Bibliography | p. 121 |
| Index | p. 129 |
