The listing This select, annotated, bibliography has been designed to give a flavour of the possibilities of action research and includes some useful guides to practice. As ever, if you have suggestions about areas or specific texts for inclusion, I'd like to hear from you. Presents a collection of stories from action research projects in schools and a university. The book begins with theme chapters discussing action research, social justice and partnerships in research. Influential book that provides a good account of 'action research' in education.
Book draws on a wide range of sources to develop an understanding of action research.
Explores action research as a lived practice, 'that asks the researcher to not only investigate the subject at hand but, as well, to provide some account of the way in which the investigation both shapes and is shaped by the investigator. Examines three action research studies undertaken by a teacher and how they related to work in school - how she did the research, the problems she experienced, her feelings, the impact on her feelings and ideas, and some of the outcomes. In his introduction, John Elliot comments that the book is 'the most readable, thoughtful, and detailed study of the potential of action-research in professional education that I have read'. CARN Critical Conversations. Collection of five pieces from the Classroom Action Research Network.