| Edition |
Second edition. |
| Description |
xiv, 370 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Note |
Arhar's name appears first on the earlier edition. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Invitation and Road Map for the Journey to Oz -- SECTION I: THE SCHOLAR'S JOURNEY -- 1. Somewhere Over the Rainbow -- 2. Learning: Creating New Possibilities for Action -- SECTION II: DEFINING AND PUTTING ACTION RESEARCH INTO CONTEXT -- 3. The Bigger Picture: Paradigms, Theories, and Research -- 4. Three Orientations to Knowledge and Methods of Research -- 5. From a Meandering Path to the Yellow Brick Road: A Brief History of Action Research -- SECTION III: EXPLORING RESEARCHER SELVES AND THE PROFESSION -- 6. Journey of the Self: There's No Place Like Home -- 7. The Developmental Journey: Self and Action Research -- SECTION IV: DEVELOPING AN INQUIRING MIND - Case Studies -- 8. From Curiosity to Research Questions -- 9. Exploring and Problematizing Our Practice -- SECTION V: DESIGNING AND PLANNING AN ACTION RESEARCH STUDY -- Case Studies -- 10. From Research Questions to Planning a Study -- 11. Elements of Design: Planning and Documenting the Action -- 12. Elements of Design: Verification, Interpretation, and Portrayal -- SECTION VI: ANALYZING AND INTERPRETING DATA -- Case Studies -- 13. Exploring and Theorizing the Stories -- 14. Taking Action -- What Will I Do Next? And How Will It Make Life Better? -- SECTION VII: WRITING AND SHARING THE RESEARCH STORY -- Case Studies -- 15. Writing as a Research Process -- 16. Narrative Writing -- 17. Report Formats -- 18. Building Learning Communities: Sharing Our Research -- Lessons From Oz -- Glossary -- Travelers' Notes and Stories -- A. Problematizing the Honor Roll in Your School -- B. Increasing Social Interaction Between Students with Multiple Handicaps and their Typical Peers: An Action Research Proposal -- C. Organizing and Visually Displaying Data -- D. Analyzing Students Writing and Mathematical Data -- E. Creating a Democratic Classroom: An Action Research Study. |
| Subject |
Action research in education.
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| Added Author |
Arhar, Joanne M.
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Kasten, Wendy C., 1951-
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| ISBN |
0131185187 |
|
9780131185180 |
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