While much has been written about the effectiveness of action research for improving the practice of teachers, few resources exist for leading principals through the process to strengthen their professional development and their role in school improvement efforts. Best-selling and award-winning author Nancy Fichtman Dana guides principals in identifying and exploring areas of interest for research, including staff development, curriculum development, individual teachers, communitylture building, leadership skills, building management, and school performance. With a step-by-step approach, this…mehr
While much has been written about the effectiveness of action research for improving the practice of teachers, few resources exist for leading principals through the process to strengthen their professional development and their role in school improvement efforts. Best-selling and award-winning author Nancy Fichtman Dana guides principals in identifying and exploring areas of interest for research, including staff development, curriculum development, individual teachers, communitylture building, leadership skills, building management, and school performance. With a step-by-step approach, this resource: Helps principals develop a question, collect and analyze data, and share the results of their inquiry with school faculty, the district, and the broader education community Includes numerous examples of actual principal inquiry to illustrate each step of the research process Provides exercises to guide principals through their own inquiry projects Use this proven method of professional development to continually cultivate your craft and improve school performance!
Nancy Fichtman Dana is currently a professor of education and the director of the Center for School Improvement at the University of Florida. Under her direction, the Center promotes and supports practitioner inquiry (action research) as a core mechanism for school improvement in schools throughout the state. She began her career in education as an elementary school teacher in Hannibal Central Schools, New York, and has worked closely with teachers and administrators on action research, building professional learning communities, and school-university collaborations in Florida and Pennsylvania since 1990. She has authored numerous articles in professional journals focused on teacher inquiry, as well as a best-selling book (with Diane Yendol-Hoppey) on the action research process from Corwin Press (The Reflective Educator's Guide to Classroom Research).
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List of Figures and Tables Foreword by Michael Fullan Preface Acknowledgments About the Author 1. Administrator Inquiry Defined What Is Administrator Inquiry? How Is Administrator Inquiry or Action Research Different From Traditional Educational Research? What Is the Relationship Between Administrator Inquiry and Principal Professional Growth? What Are the Benefits of Engaging in Inquiry? How Do I Find Time to Engage in Inquiry as a Principal? What Are Some Contexts That Are Ripe for Principal Inquiry? Chapter 1 Exercises 2. The Passions That Drive Your Journey: Finding a Wondering Where Do I Find My Wonderings and Questions? Some Cautionary Notes Chapter 2 Exercises 3. The Road Map: Developing a Data Collection Plan Data Collection Strategy 1: Quantitative Measures of Student Achievement (Standardized Test Scores, Assessment Measures, Grades) Data Collection Strategy 2: Fieldnotes Data Collection Strategy 3: Interviews Data Collection Strategy 4: Documents/Artifacts/Student Work Data Collection Strategy 5: Digital Pictures Data Collection Strategy 6: Video Data Collection Strategy 7: Reflective Journals and/or Weblogs Data Collection Strategy 8: Surveys Data Collection Strategy 9: Literature When Do I Collect Data, and How Much Do I Collect? Chapter 3 Exercises 4. The Navigation of Uncertain Terrain: Analyzing Data Confront the Data Analysis Task Take Control of the Data Analysis Task by Keeping It Simple Follow Four Steps to Data Analysis Have Colleagues Help in the Process An Illustration of the Data Analysis Process Chapter 4 Exercises 5. The Travelogue: Sharing Your Work With Others Why Is It Important to Share My Work With Others? With Whom Do I Share My Work? How Do I Share My Work? What¿s Important to Share? Chapter 5 Exercises 6. The Continuing Journey as "Head Learner": Assessing the Quality of Inquiry Why Is It Important to Assess the Quality of My Work? What Is the Difference Between Generalizability and Transferability? How Do I Go About Assessing Practitioner Research Quality, and Why Is It So Difficult to Do What Are Some Quality Indicators for Practitioner Research? What Are Some Ways of Enhancing Inquiry Quality? Chapter 6 Exercises References Index
List of Figures and Tables Foreword by Michael Fullan Preface Acknowledgments About the Author 1. Administrator Inquiry Defined What Is Administrator Inquiry? How Is Administrator Inquiry or Action Research Different From Traditional Educational Research? What Is the Relationship Between Administrator Inquiry and Principal Professional Growth? What Are the Benefits of Engaging in Inquiry? How Do I Find Time to Engage in Inquiry as a Principal? What Are Some Contexts That Are Ripe for Principal Inquiry? Chapter 1 Exercises 2. The Passions That Drive Your Journey: Finding a Wondering Where Do I Find My Wonderings and Questions? Some Cautionary Notes Chapter 2 Exercises 3. The Road Map: Developing a Data Collection Plan Data Collection Strategy 1: Quantitative Measures of Student Achievement (Standardized Test Scores, Assessment Measures, Grades) Data Collection Strategy 2: Fieldnotes Data Collection Strategy 3: Interviews Data Collection Strategy 4: Documents/Artifacts/Student Work Data Collection Strategy 5: Digital Pictures Data Collection Strategy 6: Video Data Collection Strategy 7: Reflective Journals and/or Weblogs Data Collection Strategy 8: Surveys Data Collection Strategy 9: Literature When Do I Collect Data, and How Much Do I Collect? Chapter 3 Exercises 4. The Navigation of Uncertain Terrain: Analyzing Data Confront the Data Analysis Task Take Control of the Data Analysis Task by Keeping It Simple Follow Four Steps to Data Analysis Have Colleagues Help in the Process An Illustration of the Data Analysis Process Chapter 4 Exercises 5. The Travelogue: Sharing Your Work With Others Why Is It Important to Share My Work With Others? With Whom Do I Share My Work? How Do I Share My Work? What¿s Important to Share? Chapter 5 Exercises 6. The Continuing Journey as "Head Learner": Assessing the Quality of Inquiry Why Is It Important to Assess the Quality of My Work? What Is the Difference Between Generalizability and Transferability? How Do I Go About Assessing Practitioner Research Quality, and Why Is It So Difficult to Do What Are Some Quality Indicators for Practitioner Research? What Are Some Ways of Enhancing Inquiry Quality? Chapter 6 Exercises References Index
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