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Practical Action Research for Change.

Richard Schmuck demonstrates how educators can use personal reflection and action research to convert frustrations into solvable problems and improved professional practice.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Schmuck, Richard A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, 2006.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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520 |a Richard Schmuck demonstrates how educators can use personal reflection and action research to convert frustrations into solvable problems and improved professional practice. 
505 0 |a Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author -- Chapter 1 -- Reflective Professional Practice -- Reflections of the Future, Past, and Present -- Reflective Educators Seek Self-Knowledge -- The Search for Self-Knowledge Leads to Solitary Dialogue -- Self-Knowledge and Solitary Dialogue Lead to Professional Maturity -- Mature Educators Try to Improve Continually -- Stage 1: Assess the Situation -- Stage 2: Set Clear Goals -- Stage 3: Brainstorm Action Strategies -- Stage 4: Implement Action Plans -- Stage 5: Monitor Your Own Actions -- Stage 6: Assess Others' Reactions -- Stage 7: Evaluate What Others Have Learned -- Stage 8: Confront Yourself with the Results -- Stage 9: Reflect on Actions to Take Next -- Stage 10: Assess the New Situation and Set New Goals -- Using the Tools of Reflection to Move toward Action Research -- Journal-Writing Assignments -- Chapter 2 -- Educators and Continuous Improvement -- Three Faces of Continuous Improvement -- Action Research: Two Types of Social Scientists -- Differences between Action Research and Traditional Research -- An Example of Action Research -- Processes of Continuous Improvement -- Journal-Writing Assignments -- Chapter 3 -- Action Research: Definitions, Models, Steps, and Phases -- Contemporary Need for Action Research -- Definitions of Action Research -- Action Research and Group Dynamics -- Two Models of Action Research -- Proactive Action Research -- Responsive Action Research -- The Models Compared -- Three Phases of Action Research -- Initiation -- Detection -- Judgment -- Research during Each Phase -- Journal-Writing Assignments -- Chapter 4 -- Research Methods: Procedures, Instruments, Special Issues, and Ethics -- Data Collection in Action Research -- Questionnaires -- Factual Questionnaires -- Standardized Tests: Special Factual Questionnaires. 
505 8 |a Questionnaires about Feelings -- Questionnaires about Thoughts -- Questionnaires about Behaviors -- Tips on Making Questionnaires -- Interviews -- One-on-One Informal Interviews -- Focus Group Informal Interviews -- One-on-One Formal Interviews -- Focus Group Formal Interviews -- Observations -- Observant Participation -- Structured Observations -- Documents -- Special Issues of Action Research -- Psychometric Challenges -- Psychological Obstacles -- Process Pitfalls -- The Ethics of Action Research -- Journal-Writing Assignments -- Chapter 5 -- Proactive Action Research -- Marilyn Lund -- Marilyn Reflects on Her Practice -- Marilyn's Knowledge (and Methods) Search -- Marilyn's Hopes and Concerns -- Marilyn's New Practices -- Marilyn Collects Data -- Marilyn Checks on What the Data Mean -- Marilyn Reflects on Alternative Ways to Behave -- Marilyn Fine-Tunes Her New Practice -- James Johnson -- James Searches for Knowledge -- James's Reflections on His Practice -- James's Hopes and Concerns -- James Tries a New Practice -- James Creates Methods to Collect Data -- James Checks on What the Data Mean -- James Reflects on Alternative Ways to Behave -- James Fine-Tunes His New Practice -- The Six Steps of Proactive Action Research -- Step 1: List Hopes and Concerns -- Step 2: Try a New Practice -- Step 3: Search for Methods and Collect Data -- Step 4: Check on What the Data Mean -- Step 5: Reflect on Alternative Ways to Behave -- Step 6: Fine-Tune the New Practice -- The Range of Proactive Models -- Journal-Writing Assignments -- Chapter 6 -- Responsive Action Research -- Matt Reardon -- Matt Collects Data -- Matt Analyzes the Data -- Matt Uses the Data, Searches for New Ideas, and Announces Changes -- Matt's Hopes and Concerns -- Matt Tries a New Practice -- Matt Collects Data -- Beverly Lee -- Beverly Collects Data -- Beverly Analyzes the Data. 
505 8 |a Beverly Distributes the Data, Searches for Knowledge, and Announces Changes -- Beverly Reports Her Hopes and Tries a New Practice -- Beverly Collects Data -- The Six Steps of Responsive Action Research -- Step 1: Collect Data -- Step 2: Analyze the Data -- Step 3: Distribute the Data, Announce Changes, and Search for Knowledge -- Step 4: List Hopes and Concerns -- Step 5: Try a New Practice -- Step 6: Collect Data -- The Range of Responsive Models -- Journal-Writing Assignments -- Chapter 7 -- Group Dynamics of Cooperative Action Research -- Positive Social Support -- Critical Friendship -- Probing Conversation -- Effective Group Dynamics -- Ten Tips for Group Dynamics -- Tip 1: Establish Feelings of Membership, Inclusion, and Trust -- Tip 2: Foster Shared Influence and Dispersed Leadership -- Tip 3: Accentuate Friendliness and Cohesiveness -- Tip 4: Cope with Social Status Differences -- Tip 5: Use Sound Meeting Skills -- Tip 6: Use Sound Communication Skills -- Tip 7: Reach Understandings about Group Agreements -- Tip 8: Strive to Make Decisions by Consensus -- Tip 9: Take Time to Debrief the Team's Group Processes -- Tip 10: Look to See if There is Group Follow-through -- Journal-Writing Assignments -- Chapter 8 -- Types of Cooperative Action Research -- One-on-One Partnerships -- Small Face-to-Face Groups -- Whole-School Staffs -- Proactive Projects -- Responsive Projects -- Districtwide Educator Networks and Stakeholders -- Case Studies -- One-on-One Partnership -- List Hopes and Concerns -- Try a New Practice -- Collect Data -- Check What the Data Mean -- Reflect on Alternative Ways to Behave -- Fine-Tune the New Practice -- Small Face-to-Face Groups (One Educator with Students) -- Collect Data -- Analyze the Data -- Distribute the Data and Announce Changes -- List Hopes and Concerns -- Try a New Practice -- Check Others' Reactions. 
505 8 |a Collect Data -- Small Face-to-Face Groups (Collegial Teacher Teams) -- List Hopes and Concerns -- Try a New Practice -- Collect Data -- Check What the Data Mean -- Reflect on Alternative Ways to Behave -- Fine-Tune the New Practice -- Small Face-to-Face Groups (Mixed Educator Team) -- Collect Data -- Analyze the Data -- Distribute the Data and Announce Changes -- List Hopes and Concerns -- Try a New Practice -- Check Others' Reactions -- Collect Data -- Small Face-to-Face Groups (Site Council) -- List Hopes and Concerns -- Try a New Practice -- Collect Data -- Check What the Data Mean -- Reflect on Alternative Ways to Behave -- Fine-Tune the New Practice -- Small Face-to-Face Groups (School Board) -- Collect Data -- Analyze the Data -- Distribute the Data and Announce Changes -- List Hopes and Concerns -- Try a New Practice -- Check Others' Reactions -- Collect Data -- Whole-School Faculty -- Try a New Practice -- Incorporate Hopes and Concerns -- Collect Data -- Check What the Data Mean -- Reflect on Alternative Ways to Behave -- Fine-Tune the New Practice -- Educator-Stakeholder Task Force -- Collect Data -- Analyze the Data -- Distribute the Data and Announce Hopes -- Try a New Practice -- Check Others' Reactions -- Collect Data -- Journal-Writing Assignment -- Chapter 9 -- Prominent Authors on Action Research -- Its Democratic Philosophical Roots -- John Dewey, Mary Parker Follett, and Kurt Lewin -- John Dewey -- Mary Parker Follett -- Kurt Lewin -- Alice Miel and Stephen Corey -- Alice Miel -- Stephen Corey -- Ronald Lippitt -- Paulo Freire -- Reginald Revans -- Chris Argyris and Donald Schön -- Chris Argyris -- Donald Schön -- Stephen Kemmis and Jean McNiff -- Stephen Kemmis -- Jean McNiff -- William Foote Whyte -- Richard Sagor -- Geoffrey Mills -- Teacher Research -- Journal-Writing Assignment -- Bibliography -- Index. 
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