Richard A. Schmuck

Practical Action Research

A Collection of Articles

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Reflecting the editor's extensive experience, recent developments, and insights from experts, this updated collection helps educators engage in action research to improve educational outcomes.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Corwin
• 2. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 250
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. August 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 260mm x 183mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 674g
• ISBN-13: 9781412962865
• ISBN-10: 1412962862
• Artikelnr.: 24669411

Autorenporträt

Richard A. Schmuck is professor emeritus at the University of Oregon, where he chaired the dissertations of 132 doctoral students who are from all parts of the world. He taught thousands of other educators worldwide about action research, group dynamics, and organization development. He has served on the faculties of the University of Michigan, Temple University, and Leuven University (Belgium), was the first president of the International Association for the Study of Cooperation in Education. Schmuck is a visiting Professor at Arizona State University-West. Schmuck is the author of 20 books and 190 articles. His best-known book is Group Processes in the Classroom (with Patricia Schmuck), now in its eighth edition. He received The Stevens Award from the Northwest Women in Educational Administration to honor his support of women in administration and his "commitment to equity, justice, and democracy." He received the Campbell Lifetime Achievement Award from the University Council on Educational Administration for "superior scholarship, distinguished service, and recognized international leadership" and "to celebrate an extraordinary and generous career." Schmuck continues to teach, consult, and write.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Editor
About the Contributors
Part I. Defining Action Research
1. Writers Develop Skills Through Collaboration: An Action Research
Approach - Kate Ferguson-Patrick
2. Educational Action Research - Ken Zeichner
Part II. Understanding Action Research
3. The Unexpected Journey: Renewing Our Commitment to Students Through
Educational Action Research - Helen Meyer, Bennyce Hamilton, Steve Kroeger,
Stephanie Stewart, Mary Brydon-Miller
4. Action Research: Three Approaches - Emily F. Calhoun
Exemplary Project: The Effectiveness of Spalding Instruction for Spelling
Performance - Margo S. O'Neill
Exemplary Project: The Business Managers' Network: Action Research to
Improve Business Capacities of Colorado Charter Schools - Lori Grant
Exemplary Project: Improving Schoolwide Communication Through a New School
Web Site: Responsive Action Research - Heidi Mitchell
Part III. Implementing Action Research
5. Creating a School for David: A Principal's Narrative - Eleanor A. Perry
Exemplary Project: Proactive Action Research to Build Leadership for a
Charter School's Success - Lillian Thomas-Wilson
Exemplary Project: Examining the Impact of External Building Coaches on
Teachers - Betsy Apolito
Exemplary Project: Implementing Strategies to Reduce Dropout Rates of
At-Risk Youth in an Online Learning Environment - Jill Gaitens
6. Using Action Research to Assess Instruction - Carole Schulte Johnson,
Inga Kromann-Kelly
Exemplary Project: Singapore Math: Action Research on a Curriculum Change,
Student Achievement, and Teacher Efficacy - Barbara J. Darroch
Exemplary Project: Increasing Math Achievement of Title 1 Middle School
Students - Tatyana Chayka
7. Action Research for School Improvement - Emily F. Calhoun
Exemplary Project: Action Research on Middle School Mathematics Instruction
Differentiated by Student Gender - Joshua Jordan
8. What Happens When a School District Supports Action Research - Cathy
Caro-Bruce, Jennifer McCreadie
Exemplary Project: Professional Development as a Tool to Enhance Teacher
Quality in Charter Schools - Ricci Rodriquez-Elkins
9. Using Action Research to Solve Instructional Challenges in Inclusive
Elementary School Settings - Christine L. Salisbury, Linda L. Wilson,
Tabetha J. Swartz, Mary M. Palombaro, Jami Wassel
Exemplary Project: Math Fact Memorization in a Highly Sequenced Elementary
Mathematics Curriculum - Kelli Kreienkamp
10. Using Action Research as a Collaborative Process to Enhance Educators'
and Families' Knowledge and Skills for Youth With Emotional or Behavioral
Disorders - Douglas Cheney
Exemplary Project: Building Blocks to Healthy Emotions: A Parenting Program
to Improve the Emotional Health of Low-Income Children - Verree Laughlin
11. Action Research in Action: Curricular Articulation and Integrated
Instruction - Douglas E. Arnold
Part IV. Studying Action Research
Exemplary Project: Initiating a Collaborative Action Research Project: From
Choosing a School to Planning the Work on an Issue - Eva Espido Bello
Exemplary Project: Self-Reflection in Essay Writing: An Action Research
Project - Ronald Bergez
12. Promoting Quality for Teacher Action Research: Lessons Learned From
Science Teachers' Action Research - Brenda M. Capobianco, Allen Feldman
13. Schoolwide Action Research: Findings From Six Years of Study - Lew
Allen, Emily F. Calhoun
14. Ecology and Ethics in Participatory Collaborative Action Research: An
Argument for the Authentic Participation of Students in Educational
Research - Steve Collins
Index