Making a difference : action research in middle level education

• Other Authors: Caskey, Micki M. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : IAP, [2005]
• Series: Handbook of research in middle level education series ; volume V.
• Subjects: Middle school education > United States.; Action research in education > United States.; Educational change > United States.; Education > Schools > Levels > Elementary.; Primary and middle schools.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781918116526
• DOI: 10.1108/9781607524755
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (320 pages) : illustrations
• Access: Plný text je dostupný pouze z IP adres počítačů Univerzity Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně nebo vzdáleným přístupem pro zaměstnance a studenty

Volume V of The Handbook of Research in Middle Level Education highlights action research in middle grades education. As a method of inquiry, action research compels educators to take action and think reflectively about those actions in order to effect positive educational change (Mills, 2000). Teachers, administrators, university professors, and other professionals conduct action research in different ways to examine classroom practices and school issues. Educational action researchers initiate their inquiries in various contexts: alone, in small peer teams, or larger faculty groups (Zeichner, 2001). Using individual and collaborative approaches, educators gain insights into teaching and learning processes. As evidenced throughout this volume, action research in the middle grades occurs in a variety configurations. This volume examines the dynamic ways that preservice and inservice teachers, school administrators, university faculty, and educational consortia use action research.