Becoming a teacher through action research : process, context, and self-study by Phillips, Donna Kalmbach

Becoming a teacher through action research : process, context, and self-study
by Phillips, Donna Kalmbach

(#31944T7)

Paperback Routledge, 2006
Description: viii, 224 pages : illustrations; 28 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
Dewey: 370.71; Audience: Professional

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From Follett

Includes bibliographical references (page 178-185), filmography, and index.;Becoming a student teacher/action researcher -- Discovering an area of focus -- Action research design and methodology -- Data analysis and interpretation -- Telling the story of your action research -- Living action research as a professional educator. Draws on real-life examples and action research to explore essential issues pre-service teachers face, with tips and strategies to help them through every stage of the research experience.

From the Publisher

Becoming a Teacher through Action Research is specifically written for those students seeking initial teacher licensure. Written to support these pre-service teachers, it recognizes that the process of doing action research can serve as a vehicle for assuming the professional identity of a teacher and deals directly with challenges and dilemmas of doing action research as a student teacher. The book is divided into three roads:

  • the main road, 'Doing Action Research' provides direct instruction for developing a critical question and research design, followed by instruction on how to interpret data
  • the side-roads, 'Cultural Context' and 'Self-Study'support teacher identity development by allowing opportunities for the reader to analyse and deconstruct both self and cultural paradigms surrounding teaching/researching
  • the final chapters of the book support the reader in going public with their action research and using the process of action research to move into the first year of teaching and planning for continued professional development.

The book is interactive, inviting the reader to respond to text by writing and/or drawing responses. The companion CD allows the reader to either read and interact with the text completely electronically or use a combination of paper text and CD. The CD also includes downloadable templates, interactive charts/graphs and full text examples of student written action research papers.

Product Details
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • Publication Date: February 14, 2006
  • Format: Paperback
  • Dewey: 370.71
  • Classifications: Nonfiction
  • Description: viii, 224 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
  • Tracings: Carr, Kevin, 1964-
  • ISBN-10: 0-415-95237-9
  • ISBN-13: 978-0-415-95237-8
  • LCCN: 2005-023809
  • Follett Number: 31944T7
  • Audience: Professional