| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 180 pages) |
| Series |
Research methods in education |
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Research methods in education.
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| Contents |
Part 1. Getting to know action research -- What is this thing called action research? -- Getting to grips with perspectives and models -- Part 2. Doing action research -- Getting started on an action research project -- Collecting, collating and conversing with data -- Dealing with the literature -- Using data: making sense and making claims -- Writing up an action research project -- Part 3. Sharing action research. -- Conclusion: sharing and promoting action research |
| Summary |
This hands-on and user-friendly book uses illustrative case studies to demonstrate and explore the potential for change in real social situations. At a time when the term 'action research' is widely misused, and often reduced to a form of low-level evaluation of imposed educational initiatives, this book seeks to assert the academic integrity of action research, and to de-mystify the process |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Action research in education.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
British Educational Research Association, associated with work
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| ISBN |
1446241068 |
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1473913969 (ebook) |
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9781446241066 |
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9781473913967 (ebook) |
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(hbk.) |
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(paperback) |
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