Full Description
Action research is a popular part of many teacher training courses, but understanding how to do it well isn't always straightforward. Action Research for New Teachers breaks the process down into small steps giving you concise, jargon-free guidance on all the issues and key considerations that you will need to tackle. It focuses on being evidence-based, encouraging you to produce evidence-rich research projects that are methodologically sound and stand up to scrutiny. This book takes you through the initial stages of planning and research design, engages with the complexities of data collection, and gives you advice on analyzing your data and writing up your research project.
Contents
Chapter 1Part One: Planning and preparing for your action research projectChapter 2: Identifying a focus for your action research projectChapter 3: Defining clear enquiry objectivesChapter 4: Engaging with the literatureChapter 5: Considering ethical issuesChapter 6: Planning to gather dataPart Two: Undertaking your action research projectChapter 7: Ethics in actionChapter 8: 'Capturing' your evidenceChapter 9: Evaluating as you goPart Three: Writing your action research project reportChapter 10: Writing the introduction to your action research reportChapter 11: Writing the literature reviewChapter 12: Writing the enquiry design or research planChapter 13: Writing the implementation and analysis sectionChapter 14: Writing the conclusion to your action research reportChapter 15: Conclusion
