The chapter in the text gives a fair picture of other's research with you as the consumer. Maybe you have been in some classrooms where it seems that way. We will not become producers of research in this class. It is called Action Research. The goal is to improve practice immediately within one or a few classrooms or schools.
Action research can use an individual, collaborative, or schoolwide model.
We need to be good consumers of research in order to make the most effective use of the technology available in today's schools. If you need further information, look up the references at the library. Interlibrary loan will get them for you when they are not available locally. You can also search for more information on-line. A new resource provided by the State Library and available at Miller Library is ProQuest Direct.