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Title Teachers doing research : the power of action through inquiry / edited by Gail Burnaford, Joseph Fischer, David Hobson
Edition Second edition
Published Mahwah, N.J. : L. Erlbaum Associates, 2001

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 W'PONDS  371.102 Bur/Tdr 2001  AVAILABLE
Description xxii, 389 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Contents Part I. Ways of doing teacher action research -- 1. Action and reflection: narrative and journaling in teacher research -- 2. Action research rationale and planning: developing a framework for teacher inquiry -- 3. Teachers' work: methods for researching teaching -- 4. Teacher researchers go online -- Part II. School and professional contexts -- 5. Learning with each other: collaboration in teacher research --
6. School and university teacher action research: maintaining the personal in the public context -- 7. Teacher action research and professional development: foundations for educational renewal -- Part III. The larger arena -- 8. How does it matter? teacher inquiry in the traditions of social science research -- 9. teacher research and school reform: lessons from chicago, curitiba, and santiago
Summary Describes the process of doing teacher action research and provides examples from teachers themselves. Textbook for pre-service and in-service teacher education courses. Includes suggested activities sections
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Notes Also available electronically
Subject Action research in education -- United States.
Teaching -- United States.
Author Burnaford, Gail E.
Fischer, Joseph, 1926-
Hobson, David.
LC no. 00042653
ISBN 080583589X (paperback)