Practitioner research for teachers / Diana Burton and Steve Bartlett.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Burton, Diana (Diana M.)

Contributor:

Bartlett, Steve.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education--Research.

Education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 200 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Paul Chapman, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Education is increasingly regarded as an evidence based profession and the concept of practitioner research has become an important part of teacher development. This text discusses how the concept of classroom research has evolved from previous movements based upon school effectiveness and action research.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Figures; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 - Teacher professionalism, development and research; Chapter 2 - Defining educational research; Chapter 3 - Teachers as reflective practitioners; Chapter 4 - Best practice case studies: evolving research approaches; Chapter 5 - Getting started: beginning a research project; Chapter 6 - Accessing and using literature; Chapter 7 - Research strategies: case studies and experiments; Chapter 8 - Questionnaires and interviews; Chapter 9 - Observation; Chapter 10 - Use of existing documents; Chapter 11 - Research biographies and logs

Chapter 12 - The way forward for practitioner research; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 186-195) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4462-3458-4

1-281-23996-8

0-85702-452-3

9786611239961

1-84787-758-3

9780857024527

OCLC:

233576522