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Doing and writing action research
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London : Sage Publications Ltd 2009
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201 p. : ill ; 25 cm.
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9781847871749
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Summary

Summary

Doing and Writing Action Research provides a clear, comprehensive and user-friendly guide to the practical aspects of carrying out action research.

Written with practitioners involved in workplace-based professional development programmes, as well as those on research training courses, in mind, this book covers all the core issues, with guidance on how to:

- present findings

- produce a research report that can inform policy

- demonstrate the quality of one′s research

- be critical and write theoretically

The book contains many worked examples of action research projects, to help illustrate the guidance on producing successful written accounts.

Doing and Writing Action Research is an essential text for anyone working with action research, providing vital guidance on how this type of work is assessed, enabling the reader to get the best results from their project work.


Table of Contents

Part 1 What Is Written In An Action Research Report?
What is Special about Action Research Reports?
What Goes into an Action Research Report?
What Does an Action Research Report Look Like?
Producing a Good Quality Text: The Writing Process
Part 2 How Is An Action Research Report Written?
Writing an Action Research Proposal
Writing Reports for Initial Accreditation
Writing a Masters Dissertation
Writing a Doctoral Thesis
Part 3 Why Should Your Report Be Written?
The Significance of Your Research Report
Some Implications of Your Research and Your Research Report