In this book, the authors bring the best of two worlds to the writing of this book - the "real" world where education is practiced daily and the "research" world where the "disciplined search for knowledge" (Smith & Glass, 1987, p.6) is ongoing. This book is for those who make decisions - from the seemingly smallest teacher-made decision regarding time allocation during reading instruction to major national policy decisions such as reducing class size. When carefully read and thoughtfully considered, quality research can inform, enlighten, and provide direction to practitioners that will save…mehr
In this book, the authors bring the best of two worlds to the writing of this book - the "real" world where education is practiced daily and the "research" world where the "disciplined search for knowledge" (Smith & Glass, 1987, p.6) is ongoing. This book is for those who make decisions - from the seemingly smallest teacher-made decision regarding time allocation during reading instruction to major national policy decisions such as reducing class size. When carefully read and thoughtfully considered, quality research can inform, enlighten, and provide direction to practitioners that will save time and money, but more importantly enhance the effectiveness of schools and increase the opportunities for student. Making sense of research is also about doing your own site-specific, user-driven research as a way of sustaining school improvement, keeping vision alive, and attaining your mission.
Elaine K. McEwan is an educational consultant with The McEwan-Adkins Group, offering professional development for educators to assist them in meeting the challenges of literacy learning in Grades Pre K-6. A former teacher, librarian, principal, and assistant superintendent for instruction in several suburban Chicago school districts, Elaine is the award-winning and best-selling author of more than three dozen books for educators. Her Corwin Press titles include Raising Reading Achievement in Middle and High Schools: Five Simple-to-Follow Strategies for Principals, Second Edition (2006), Seven Strategies of Highly Effective Readers: Using Cognitive Research to Boost K-8 Achievement (2004), Ten Traits of Highly Effective Principals: From Good to Great Performance (2003), Making Sense of Research: What's Good, What's Not, and How to Tell the Difference (2003), Seven Steps to Effective Instructional Leadership, Second Edition (2003), Teach Them ALL to Read: Catching the Kids Who Fall through the Cracks (2002), and Ten Traits of Highly Effective Teachers: How to Hire, Mentor, and Coach Successful Teachers (2001). McEwan was honored by the Illinois Principals Association as an outstanding instructional leader, by the Illinois State Board of Education with an Award of Excellence in the Those Who Excel Program, and by the National Association of Elementary School Principals as the National Distinguished Principal from Illinois for 1991. She received her undergraduate degree in education from Wheaton College and advanced degrees in library science (MA) and educational administration (EdD) from Northern Illinois University.
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Foreword - Henry M. Levin Preface The Goals of This Book Who This Book Is For What This Book Is Not Overview of the Contents A Few Words of Explanation About the Authors 1. Asking the Right Questions What Is Our Approach to Making Sense of Research? Five Questions About Research Four Case Studies of Education Research Further Reading 2. Behind the Scenes in the World of Education Research The World of Education Research Who Does Education Research? Who Pays for It? Where Is It Published? Can You Trust Education Research? What Does the Future Hold for Education Research? Does Education Research Really Matter? Further Reading 3. The Causal Questions: Does It Work? (Part I) The Causality Conundrum Simple (Minded) Methods of Establishing Causality What Can Go Wrong With Experiments? Why Are Experiments So Unpopular With Education Teachers Further Reading 4 The Causal Question: Does It Work? (Part II) Quasi-Experiments and Non-Experiments The Researcher¿s Bag of Tricks Quasi-Experimental Approaches Non-Experimental Approaches Further Reading 5. The Process Question: How Does It Work? What Is Qualitative Research? The Qualities of Qualitative Research The Power of Qualitative Research Qualitative Research Methods From Whence Comes the Quality in Qualitative Research? Further Reading 6. The Cost Question: Is It Worthwhile? The Concept of Costs The Ingredients Method of Cost Analysis Two Important Cost Questions Further Reading 7. The Usability Question: Will It Work for Me? Will it Work in My Setting? Some Rules of Thumb for Making Generalizations Research Reviews and Meta-Analysis Special Considerations for Qualitative and Cost Studies Making Trade-Offs Further Reading 8. The Evaluation Question: Is It Working for Me? What Is User-Driven Research? User-Driven Research at Lincoln Middle School Asking the Right Questions Refocusing on Outcomes Defining the Problems Exemplars of User-Driven Research Further Reading Resource: Bibliographies for Case Studies Class Size Reduction Phonics Instruction Private-School Vouchers Whole-School Reform References Index
Foreword - Henry M. Levin Preface The Goals of This Book Who This Book Is For What This Book Is Not Overview of the Contents A Few Words of Explanation About the Authors 1. Asking the Right Questions What Is Our Approach to Making Sense of Research? Five Questions About Research Four Case Studies of Education Research Further Reading 2. Behind the Scenes in the World of Education Research The World of Education Research Who Does Education Research? Who Pays for It? Where Is It Published? Can You Trust Education Research? What Does the Future Hold for Education Research? Does Education Research Really Matter? Further Reading 3. The Causal Questions: Does It Work? (Part I) The Causality Conundrum Simple (Minded) Methods of Establishing Causality What Can Go Wrong With Experiments? Why Are Experiments So Unpopular With Education Teachers Further Reading 4 The Causal Question: Does It Work? (Part II) Quasi-Experiments and Non-Experiments The Researcher¿s Bag of Tricks Quasi-Experimental Approaches Non-Experimental Approaches Further Reading 5. The Process Question: How Does It Work? What Is Qualitative Research? The Qualities of Qualitative Research The Power of Qualitative Research Qualitative Research Methods From Whence Comes the Quality in Qualitative Research? Further Reading 6. The Cost Question: Is It Worthwhile? The Concept of Costs The Ingredients Method of Cost Analysis Two Important Cost Questions Further Reading 7. The Usability Question: Will It Work for Me? Will it Work in My Setting? Some Rules of Thumb for Making Generalizations Research Reviews and Meta-Analysis Special Considerations for Qualitative and Cost Studies Making Trade-Offs Further Reading 8. The Evaluation Question: Is It Working for Me? What Is User-Driven Research? User-Driven Research at Lincoln Middle School Asking the Right Questions Refocusing on Outcomes Defining the Problems Exemplars of User-Driven Research Further Reading Resource: Bibliographies for Case Studies Class Size Reduction Phonics Instruction Private-School Vouchers Whole-School Reform References Index
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