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This fully updated Fourth Edition of Craig Mertler’s Action Research: Improving Schools and Empowering Educators introduces practicing educators to the process of conducting classroom-based action research. Practical and comprehensive, the book focuses on research methods and procedures that educators can use with their everyday instructional practices, classroom activities, and school procedures. Emphasizing the integration of professional reflection throughout the process and action research as job-embedded professional development, Mertler provides insightful coverage of the knowledge and skills needed to design research studies, conduct research, and communicate findings to relevant stakeholders and interested parties. This Fourth Edition adds coverage of high-interest topics, such as teacher empowerment and evaluation, Google Scholar, mixed-methods research designs, ethics, and more.
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Mertler, a consultant who teaches courses on action research, quantitative research methods, introductory statistical analysis, multivariate statistical analysis, and educational assessment methods, introduces current and future educators in all areas and grades to the process of classroom and school-based action research, with a focus on practical aspects over theory. He defines action research, its process, and characteristics, then describes how to identify an area of focus, review related literature, develop a research plan, collect and analyze data, develop an action plan, write a report, and share and reflect on research. This edition adds more on teacher empowerment and evaluation, professional development, mixed-methods research design and analysis, ethics, two action research case studies, writing a report, incorporating APA style, and sharing results; information on searching Google Scholar; checklists; developmental templates taking researchers through the stages of the process (also available online); and two action research reports in the appendices. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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