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Action Research for Classrooms, Schools, and Communities
- Meghan Manfra - North Carolina State University, USA
December 2019 | 184 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
Action Research for Classrooms, Schools, and Communities is a core textbook for the action research course. This book addresses the trend toward high-stakes testing and teacher accountability by focusing on understanding student outcomes. With edTPA rapidly becoming part of the requirements for teacher certification, teacher preparation programs will increasingly be looking to measure the impact of the teacher candidate on student learning. The book focuses on the potential for action research to lead to greater understanding about student outcomes from the perspective of teachers, school leaders, and community members. There is a special emphasis on helping pre-service and experienced teachers use action research to understand their impact on student learning. There is an emphasis on using action research to understand community impacts on schools; unlike other books, this text acknowledges the complex ecology linking classrooms, schools, and the community, especially regarding issues fundamental to school reform.
Preface
Acknowledgments
Part I: Answering the Call to Action
Chapter 1: Action Research in Contemporary Contexts
Chapter 2: Approaches to Action Research
Part II: Planning an Action Research Study
Chapter 3: Literature Review and Theoretical Frameworks
Chapter 4: Research Questions and Ethics
Part III: Collecting and Analyzing Data
Chapter 5: Qualitative Approaches to Data Collection
Chapter 6: Understanding Through Qualitative Data Analysis
Chapter 7: Quantitative Approaches to Data Collection and Analysis
Part IV: Sharing Findings
Chapter 8: Reflection and the Action Research Report
References
Index
“This book takes a fresh approach to action research by teaching others to use action research to understand how the community impacts schools and how this powerful link can be used to examine school reform endeavors. I highly recommend it if you teach advanced action research courses.”
California State University, Northridge
“These chapters are also an excellent way of introducing students to the undergraduate research process and provides stepping stones for those who will be seeking graduate degrees and required to conduct research at that level.”
Miami Dade College
“Practical, related to educational inquiry, appropriate to action research instruction.”
Rowan University
Sample Materials & Chapters
Chapter 1. Action Research in Contemporary Contexts
Chapter 2. Approaches to Action Research
