The reflective school counselor's guide to practitioner research : skills and strategies for successful inquiry / Vicki Brooks-McNamara, Danielle Torres ; cover designer, Lisa Riley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brooks-McNamara, Vicki, author.

Torres, Danielle, author.

Contributor:

Riley, Lisa, cover designer.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Educational counseling--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Educational counseling.

Student counselors--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Student counselors.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (128 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, California : Corwin Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Provides a step-by-step process for conducting practitioner inquiry projects by collecting, analyzing, and using data, and offers guidelines for developing counselors' advocacy, leadership, and collaboration skills.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""About the Authors""; ""Introduction""; ""School Counselors Collaborating for High Student Achievement""; ""School Culture in the Time of School Reform""; ""Tips for Using the Book""; ""Chapter 1 - Launching Inquiry: Developing Your Question""; ""How We Arrived at This Point ""; ""Moving into Inquiry""; ""Data Sources""; ""Thinking about Thinking""; ""Formulating Questions""; ""Exploring Your Question""; ""Strategies for Success""; ""Meet Dianne: An Ongoing Case Study""; ""Chapter 2 - Discovering the Territory: Exploring Others� Expertise""

""Why Gather Supporting Information?""""Exploring Others� Expertise""; ""Keeping it Simple ""; ""Components of the Summary""; ""Dianne�s Journey begins ""; ""Chapter 3 - Getting it Together: Gathering Your Data ""; ""Ethical Considerations""; ""What Data is Needed?""; ""Avenues for Gathering Data""; ""School Artifacts""; ""The Last Tip: How to Navigate Dead Ends""; ""Dianne�s Hunch Pays Off""; ""Chapter 4 - Sorting it Out: Making Sense of Your Data ""; ""Descriptive Data as a Powerful Tool""; ""Ways to Look at Data""; ""Dianne Makes Sense of it All ""

""Chapter 5 - Stepping Up: Sharing What You Now Know""""The Fundamentals""; ""Know Your Audience""; ""Know Your End Product""; ""Inquiry Support Groups""; ""Routines""; ""The Block""; ""Deadlines""; ""It�s All in the Details""; ""Dianne Seeks Support from Key People ""; ""Chapter 6 - Building Your Learning Community""; ""Laura Pedersen""; ""Learning Communities""; ""Practitioner Inquiry Support Team""; ""Dianne Brings Parents into the Learning Community""; ""Chapter 7 - Review and Can-Do: Putting it All Together ""; ""Where�s Dianne Now?""; ""References""; ""Index""

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9781452294605

1452294607

9781452297804

1452297800

OCLC:

922907742