Action Research Methods [electronic resource] : Plain and Simple /
Klein, S.editor.
In Action Research Methods, the authors acknowledge that the methodology component is where most of the struggle and confusion lies with students in research methods courses. The overall aim is to assist master's level education students with practical and theoretically grounded approaches to the action research process.
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Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Action Research: Before You Dive In, Read This!; 2 Interviews; 3 Participant Observation; 4 A Case for Case Study Research in Education; 5 Visual Research, Visual Data; 6 Arts-Based Research: Data Are Constructed, Not Found; 7 The Value of Portfolio Data in Action Research; 8 Quantitative Methods in Action Research; 9 Program Evaluation Research; 10 Critique, Advocacy, and Dissemination: I've Got the Data and the Findings, Now What?; Notes on Contributors; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
In Action Research Methods, the authors acknowledge that the methodology component is where most of the struggle and confusion lies with students in research methods courses. The overall aim is to assist master's level education students with practical and theoretically grounded approaches to the action research process.
Education and state.
Education.
Teaching.
Educational policy.
Education Policy.
Education, general.
Teaching and Teacher Education.
Educational Policy and Politics.