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Written for pre-and in-service educators, this Third Edition of Craig A. Mertler's Action Research: Improving Schools and Empowering Educators introduces the process of conducting one's own classroom- or school-based action research in conjunction with everyday instructional practices and activities. The text provides educators with the knowledge and skills necessary to design research studies, conduct research, and communicate findings to relevant stakeholders and interested parties.
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Mertler (school improvement, U. of West Georgia) introduces pre- and in-service educators and other school professionals to classroom or school-based action research conducted in relation to everyday instructional practices and activities. Focusing on practical rather than theoretical aspects, he covers planning, literature review, collecting and analyzing data, developing an action plan, sharing and reflecting, and writing up research. This edition has more coverage of ethics and discussion and examples of parental consent and child assent forms; new sections on reflective teaching, formative and summative assessments, and standardized test scores as sources of data; an updated section on research communities; a new section on district-level conferences; two new examples of research reports; and videos of researchers on the companion website. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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