Guiding School Improvement with Action Research

✍ Scribed by Richard Sagor

• Publisher: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
• Year: 2000
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 231
• Category: Library

✦ Table of Contents

Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Table of Contents
Preface
Part I: Action Research: A Methodology for Refining Teaching
Chapter 1: What is Action Research
Chapter 2: How is Action Research Accomplished
Part II: The Rationale for Engaging in Action Research
Chapter 3: Professional, Teacher Efficacy, and Standards-Based Education
Chapter 4: Teacher: A Complex Process
Part III: Action Research: The Process in Its Many Forms
Chapter 5: Choosing the Right Research Questions and Assessment Criteria
Chapter 6: Using Theory to Drive Action
Chapter 7: Data Collection: Using Teacher Records and Observation Data
Chapter 8: Data Collection: Creating Instruments to Answer Research Questions
Chapter 9: Data Collection: Building a Valid and Reliable Data Collection Plan
Chapter 10: Making Sense of the Data
Chapter 11: Putting the Action into Astion Research
Chapter 12: Methodological and Ethical Issues
Part IV: Using Collaborate Action Research to Build a Learning Community
Chapter 13: Collaborative Action Research and School Culture
Chapter 14: Inducting Teachers into a Culture of Inquiry
Chapter 15: The Demands of Accounttabilty: Integrating Action Research into District Practice
Epilogue: Building a High-Efficacy Culture in Schools
References
Index
About the Author
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