Product Description

This book gives practical guidance on doing an action research project. Written for practitioners across professions who are studying on award-bearing courses, this book is packed full of useful advice and takes the reader through the various stages

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #244568 in Books
• Published on: 2003-10-02
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 216 pages

(British Journal of Educational Studies)
'a sound introduction for those interested in carrying out action research'

Review
'Recommended as (a text) which will provide a sound introduction for those interested in carrying out action research and ... should find a place on reading lists for students on a variety of programmes of continuing professional development.' - British Journal of Educational Studies

'An excellent book ... relevant to anyone - teacher, student or beginning researcher - who wants to know more about the practicalities of carrying out action research.' - Educational Research

'Criteria for judging action research invaluable to students new for the world of research and its various methodologies.' - Stuart Bryan, Warrington Collegiate Institute

From the Back Cover
This book gives practical guidance on doing an action research project. Written for practitioners across professions who are studying on award-bearing courses, this book is packed full of useful advice and takes the reader through the various stages of a project, including:
* Starting your action research project
* Monitoring and documenting the action
* Techniques for dealing with the data
* Making claims to knowledge and validating them
* Making your research public: creating your living theory.
The book's practical approach will appeal to practitioners and will encourage them to try out new strategies for improving their work. It will also be essential reading for those resource managers in schools, colleges and higher education institutions who are responsible for providing courses and support.
This second edition of a best-selling book, has been thoroughly updated and improved by a number of features, being more accessible, dealing with current debates in literature and demonstrating the power of action research for individual practices.

Customer Reviews

A practical guide - at last!
This book is a must for anyone conducting educational research whose central tenets are based on values. It offers practical advice as well as grounding the knowledge and theory carefully and in a scholarly manner. The different sections offer support for the researcher's action enquiry in manageable stages, whilst at the same time requiring rigour, self-reflection and the development of individual theory from the enquirer. The book is both very useful and informative. I would recommend it to anyone embarking on an action enquiry for the first time, but also to seasoned action researchers because of its comprehensive scope. It is written in a simple and unadorned style, in logical sequence and with examples to enable deeper understanding.

Simple guide to action research (get what you pay for)
I had to buy this book for my MPhil qualification... It tells you a lot of common sense stuff that I'm sure is a waste of page space for most of us. In balance the book does tend to cover all the issues quite well, but I just get the feeling it's like picking up a free leaflet at the library; read-it quickly and then throw it away.