Bernie Sullivan, Máirín Glenn, Mary Roche, Caitriona McDonagh

Introduction to Critical Reflection and Action for Teacher Researchers (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Providing direction for educators who seek to improve their teaching and maximise learning, Critical Reflection and Action for Teacher Researchers addresses the growing trend in educational contexts for teachers to engage in critical reflection and develop new forms of understanding of practice. By providing a structured practical framework this book guides the reader through the underpinning theory of action research and critical reflection, enables them to plan and undertake their own research in school, and generate educational theory from their learning. It will be a valuable guide for teachers, students and researchers interested in reflecting on and enhancing their teaching practice.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 174
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. April 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317435112
• Artikelnr.: 44980045

Autorenporträt

Bernie Sullivan is a former principal of a primary school in Dublin, Ireland. She currently works as a tutor for second-level student teachers on school placement at St. Patrick's College, Thurles, and also supervises action research projects for mathematics teachers undertaking postgraduate studies at the University of Limerick, Ireland.

Máirín Glenn works in Co. Mayo, Ireland, as a primary school teacher and school principal. She also works as a part-time tutor in the area of self-study action research with students on Masters programmes at St. Angela's College, Sligo; St. Patrick's College, Dublin and Hibernia College, Ireland.

Mary Roche is Senior Lecturer in Education at St Patrick's College, Thurles, Ireland. Following a career in primary teaching, Mary lectured in Primary English at Mary Immaculate College, Limerick (BEd) and on Action Research (MEd) at University College Cork, Ireland. She is the author of Developing Children's Critical Thinking through Picturebooks, which was highly commended for the UKLA Academic Book Award 2015.

Caitriona McDonagh spent many years as a primary teacher. Recently, she has supported teacher continuous professional learning and initial teacher education across a number of settings and teacher education colleges in Ireland.

Inhaltsangabe

Section One: Where To Begin?
1 Pausing and Reflecting
2 What Is Action Research?
Section Two: Putting Your Research In Context
3 Thinking Critically
4 Experiencing Oneself As A Living Contradiction
Section Three: How Do I Evaluate Changes I Make?
5 Generating Data
6 Ethics, Rigour And Validity
Section Four: The Significance of your Research
7 The Teacher as an Agent of Change
8 Sharing and Sustaining your Action Research
Conclusion