Teachers doing research : the power of action through inquiry / edited by Gail Burnaford, Joseph Fischer, David Hobson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Burnaford, Gail E.

Fischer, Joseph, 1926-

Hobson, David.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Action research in education--United States.

Action research in education.

United States.

Teaching--United States.

Teaching.

Physical Description:

xxii, 389 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Mahwah, N.J. : L. Erlbaum Associates, 2001.

Summary:

Describes the process of doing teacher action research and provides examples from teachers themselves. Textbook for pre-service and in-service teacher education courses. Includes suggested activities sections.

Contents:

Part I Ways of Doing Teacher Action Research

1 Action and Reflection: Narrative and Journaling in Teacher Research / David Hobson 7

One Starts With Oneself 7

Autobiographical Narrative (Telling Stories) 13

Journal Keeping 17

2 Action Research Rationale and Planning: Developing a Framework for Teacher Inquiry / Joseph C. Fischer 29

Reflections on Teaching as a Basis for Research 30

Beginning With Observations and Interests: Finding Reasons for Doing Research 33

Selecting a Topic and Developing Research Questions 38

Type of Research Questions 40

Research Planning: A Dynamic Process 42

3 Teachers' Work: Methods for Researching Teaching / Gail Burnaford 49

Methods for Collecting Information In and Through Teaching 50

Planning a Research Study 55

Observational Data Collection Methods: What Do I See? 57

Nonobservational Data Collection Methods: What Do I Need to Know That I Can't Always See? 62

Methods for Interpreting Information: What Does It Mean? 67

How Trustworthy Is This Work? 70

Can Teacher Research Be Reliable? 71

Curriculum Invented in the Classroom

With Students 71

Listservs for Educational Researchers 80

4 Teacher Researchers Go Online / David Hobson, Louanne Smolin 83

This Book Goes Online 83

Teachers and Technology: Gaps in Personal and Professional Use 84

The Digital Divide: Technology Access for Some? 85

Using Technology for Teacher Research 87

Beginning With the Self: Journal Keeping Goes Online 88

Learning With Each Other: Collaboration Online 91

Research Shaping Technology: One Researcher's Experience 102

Publishing Teacher Research in Hard Copy or Online 108

Infusing Technology in Teacher Research 110

Teachers Connecting Technology, Teaching, and Research 112

Internet Resources Supporting Teacher Research 114

Teachers Doing Research vii

Discovering the Real Learner Within: Journal Keeping With Second-Grade Children / Nancy Brankis 121

Researching and Implementing Journals in Classrooms 122

Overcoming Paradigm Paralysis: A High School Teacher Revisits Foreign Language Education / Emmerich Koller 129

A New Beginning 129

A Monster Within Us 131

The Old Approach 131

"Accelerated Learning": The New Approach 132

A Paradigm Pioneer 133

Putting Theory Into Practice 134

Schnupf Die Schnecke 138

Racing to Research: Inquiry in Middle School Industrial Arts / Wallace Shilkus 143

Industrial Arts and Teacher Research 143

Race Cars and the Multiple Intelligences 144

Tutoring: Veterans and Rookies in Racing 146

Adult Students as Rookie Racers 147

The Personal and the Professional: Learning About Gender in Middle School Physical Education / Rick Moon 151

The Reasons for My Research 151

Taking Action 153

Further Reflections 155

Final Thoughts 156

Laptops: Language Arts for Students With Learning Disabilities: An Action Research Curriculum Development Project / Martha C. Stephens 157

Curriculum Perspectives and Theoretical Framework 158

Methods of Inquiry 159

Factors Shaping the Curriculum Development Project 160

Stephen's Story 166

Part II School and Professional Contexts

5 Learning With Each Other: Collaboration in Teacher Research / David Hobson 173

Teaching: An Isolating Profession 174

Teachers Want to Collaborate 175

Group Building: Learning to Work Together 177

Listening and Responding to Other Teacher Researchers 180

Collaboration in the Classroom: Co-Researching With Students 186

6 School and University Teacher Action Research: Maintaining the Personal in the Public Context / Gail Burnaford 193

The Personal in the Public Context: Is Personal Change Enough? 193

School-Based Models for Teacher Action Research: Potential and Purpose Made Public 196

Sustaining and Supporting Teacher Action Research in Schools 199

Leadership for Teacher Action Research in Schools 201

Partnering With the University: Teacher Researchers Join the Dialogue 204

Preservice Teachers Doing Teacher Research 209

Teacher Action Research Models for Preservice Teachers 211

Presenting and Publishing as Preservice Teachers: Valuing What Novice Teachers Know 213

Personal Teacher Research in the Public Context 215

Appendix A The Practitioner Inquiry Series (Marilyn Cochran-Smith and Susan L. Lytle, Series Editors) 219

7 Teacher Action Research and Professional Development: Foundations for Educational Renewal / Linda S. Tafel, Joseph C. Fischer 221

Building Schools of Inquiry: A Central Focus of Educational Renewal 223

Reflection and Renewal: One Teacher Researcher's Inquiry 225

Teachers' Visions of Professional Development and Teacher Research 229

From Stories to Research: Educational Renewal Through Professional Development 233

Teachers Doing Research

When the Mountain and Mohammed Meet: Teachers and University Projects

A Model for Effective Research Collaboration / Judith Lachance Whitcomb 239

What Was 239

What Happened 242

Was the Collaboration Successful? 248

What Made It Work? 249

Shifting Gears: An Urban Teacher Rethinks Her Practice / Vida Schaffel 253

Piecing Our Past Through Artistic Inquiry: Students and Teachers as Co-Researchers in an Urban Elementary School / Jackie Samuel, Susan Sheldon 261

A First-Year Teacher Speaks 261

An Artist Speaks 262

Designing Curriculum: Students and Teachers as Co-Researchers 263

Getting Started: Teacher and Student Brainstorming 264

The Field Trip to the Art Institute of Chicago 266

Interviewing: A Part of the Research 266

Family Trees and Stories: Making a Family Album 268

Creating the Quilt 269

Expanding the Project to the World: The Personal Connection to History 270

Resources for Teachers and Artists 274

Leading a School-Based Study Group: My Personal Path to Renewal / Kelli Visconti 275

Fall 1997 276

Our First Meeting 277

Keeping the Staff and Administration Informed 278

Overcoming Obstacles as a Leader 278

The Value of Teacher Research 279

Presenting Our Research 280

Feedback From Group Members 280

Goals for the Future of This Group 281

Speaking at AERA 282

Release Time for Research 283

Final Thoughts 283

Three Contexts for Exploring Teacher Research: Lessons about Trust, Power, and Risk / Nancy Hubbard 295

Research Study 1: Trusting in Students' Abilities

Can I Let Them Be in Charge of Their Own Learning? 295

Research Study 2: Giving Up Power

Can I Allow Students to Empower Themselves? 298

Research Study 3: Taking a Risk

How Will I Survive Being a First-Year Teacher for the Second Time? 303

The Action Research Laboratory as a Vehicle for School Change / Joseph C. Senese 307

Goals of the Program 308

Program Description 309

A Constructivist Approach to Professional Development 310

Deep Target Outcomes 311

Developing Points of View About Systems in School 313

Acquiring Perceptions of Teaching as a True Profession 315

Influencing Education Beyond the School Doors 317

Garnering Support for Action Research 318

Expanding Teacher Leadership 319

Part III The Larger Arena

8 How Does It Matter? Teacher Inquiry in the Traditions of Social Science Research / Susan Jungck 329

The Paradox of Teacher Research: Is It Real? How Does It Matter? 334

Teacher Research 338

How Methods Matter 340

9 Teacher Research and School Reform: Lessons From Chicago, Curitiba, and Santiago / Joseph C. Fischer, Norman Weston 345

Honoring Teacher Wisdom: Voices From Chicago 348

Teacher Ownership of School Improvement: Voices From Curitiba and Santiago 353

Creating Schools for Democratic Living: Voices From Santiago and Curitiba 359

Afterword: The Three P's in Teacher Research: Reflecting on Action Research From Personal, Professional, and Political Perspectives / Owen van den Berg 369

The Personal Dimension 372

The Professional Dimension 373

The Political Dimension 375.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

080583589X

OCLC:

44133132