1st Edition
Curriculum Action Research A Handbook of Methods and Resources for the Reflective Practitioner
By James McKernan
Copyright 1996
292 Pages
by
Routledge
292 Pages
by
Routledge
292 Pages
by
Routledge
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A handbook of research techniques for teachers, this book documents the historical development and changing nature of action research in the curriculum and aims to encourage teacher development through curriculum inquiry. It describes 57 action research tools, ten of which are new.
Historical and philosphical background; The teacher as researcher and professional. Action Research Methodology; Observational and narrative research methods; Non-observational, survey and self-report methods; Discourse analysis and problem-solving methods; reflective and evaluative methods. Problems and Issues in Action Research; Analysing action research data; Towards critical communities of discourse: Networks dissemination and the ethics of action research.
Biography
James McKernan
