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Book SynopsisTeachers are the single most important element in helping every child succeed in school. Making Classroom Inquiry Work: Techniques for Effective Action Research is designed to serve those who wish to delve deeper into their action research or as leaders in teacher research and reflective practice. Robert P. Pelton is also the author of Action Research for Teacher Candidates: Using Classroom Data to Enhance Instruction, written in the hopes of equipping teachers-in-training with the skills needed for action research: a process that leads to focused, effective, and responsive strategies that help students succeed. These two books serve as both a perfect training curriculum for pre-service teachers at the undergraduate or graduate level and as an excellent vehicle for professional development for in-service teachers.
Trade ReviewThe information in this book takes the guess work out of classroom inquiry. Action research is helping me better meet the needs of my students. -- Rachel Carpenter Heller, teacher, Woodburn Elementary School, Morgantown, West Virginia
By using the guidance provided in this book, I was able to decide on a topic and make sense of my action research results. -- Lauren Miksa, second grade teacher, Mechanicsville Elementary School, Maryland
This book provides the reader with a thoughtful examination of the most critical issues confronted by teachers seeking to use action research to improve the quality of their students' education. -- Richard Sagor, founding director of the Institute for the Study of Inquiry in Education
This book helped our school and university partnership to successfully communicate and implement action research within our schoolhouse. As a result, all stakeholders were aware of the value, potential and outcomes of well though-out classroom inquiry. -- Sharon A. Kearney, principal, Sparks Elementary School, Maryland
Table of ContentsPart 1 Preface Part 2 Section I. Getting Into Your Study Chapter 3 Action Research: The Essential Strategies Chapter 4 Setting the Stage: Understanding the Importance of Context in Action Research Chapter 5 Framing Your Action Research Study Chapter 6 Qualitative Plus Quantitative Equals a Mixed Method Research Design Chapter 7 Video Studies for Improving Classroom Teaching-Learning Performances Part 8 Section II. Planning for Success in Action Research Chapter 10 Learning Conversations: How Oral Inquiry Support the Five Steps of Action Research Chapter 11 Tools for Collaboration Chapter 12 Developing An Action Research Communication Plan (An Holistic Approach) Part 13 About the Contributors Part 14 About the Author
