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

    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