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Research and reflection : teachers take action for literacy development /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Izzo, Andrea
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Greenwich, Conn. : Information Age Pub., ©2006.
Colección:Language, literacy, and learning.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Overview of This Book
  • CHChapter 1. Action Research: Purpose and Benefits
  • Action Research: Why We Do It
  • Professional and Personal Development
  • Communication Skills
  • Teacher Empowerment
  • Professional Dialogue
  • Equity Issues
  • Action Research: What It Is
  • Action Research: What It Isnâ€?t
  • Action Research: The Process
  • Action Research: The Researchers
  • Jessica
  • Ricky
  • Angela
  • Tiffany
  • Summary
  • CHChapter 2. Observe: Identify an Area of Interest
  • Early Reconnaissance and FeedbackReflection
  • What Will You Do?: Tips for Identifying an Area of Interest
  • CHChapter 3. Reflect: Formulate Questions
  • Criteria
  • Limited Focus
  • Results Enable Action
  • Under Your Control
  • Context
  • Assumptions
  • Theoretical Framework
  • Literature Review
  • Research Journal
  • What Will You Do?: Tips for Formulating a Question
  • CHChapter 4. Plan: Plan Investigation
  • Triangulation
  • Methodology
  • Consent and Confidentiality
  • What Will You Do?: Tips for Planning Your Investigation
  • CHChapter 5. Act: Collect DataBe Consistent yet Flexible
  • Organize Data
  • Preliminary Analysis
  • Scoring and Spreadsheets
  • Analytic Memos and Initial Code Ideas
  • Research Journal
  • What Will You Do?: Tips for Collecting Data
  • CHChapter 6. Observe: Identify Patterns in Data
  • Organizing Data
  • Coding and Sorting
  • Identifying Patterns
  • Describing Data
  • What Will You Do?: Tips for Identifying Patterns in Data
  • CHChapter 7. Reflect: Interpret Data
  • Research Journal
  • Professional Judgment
  • Accurate Representations
  • Insufficient DataWhat Will You Do?: Tips for Interpreting Data
  • CHChapter 8. Plan: Plan Changes
  • Strength of Evidence and Rationale
  • Changes Made
  • Changes Planned
  • What Will You Do?: Tips for Planning Changes
  • CHChapter 9. Act: Implement Changes
  • Making Changes
  • Sharing Results
  • Celebrating Achievements
  • Continuing Research
  • What Will You Do?: Tips for Implementing Changes
  • CHChapter 10. Quality Action Research: Transformation and Equity
  • Action Research: High Quality
  • Good for Literacy Education
  • Must be Rigorous
  • Consequences of Bad ResearchTips for Attaining Quality
  • Action Research: Transformation
  • Politics of Research and Education
  • Essential Nature
  • Hidden Curriculum
  • Culturally Relevant Pedagogy
  • Teachers as Change Agents
  • Action Research Resources
  • Articles
  • Websites
  • Organizations
  • References