Taking Action in Science Classrooms Through Collaborative Action Research

A Guide for Educators

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This book provides an introduction to the nature of collaborative action research, explains how to engage in the action research process, and offers readers insights into how collaborative action research may be embedded in everyday classroom practice. The latter objective will be accomplished by engaging the reader with four case studies about teachers who took part in collaborative action research. Each case study focuses on teacher beliefs about science teaching and learning, how school-based teams of teachers develop and implement plans of action in their classrooms, and how action research results in changes teacher learning and classroom practice.

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Preliminary Material
Pages: i–xii
Part One
Pages: 1
Creating Learning Spaces
The Nature of Action Research
Pages: 3–10
Problem-Posing Spaces
Identifying an Area of Focus
Pages: 11–18
Problem-Solving Spaces
Developing a Plan of Action and Quality and Ethics in Action Research
Pages: 19–33
Meaning-Making Spaces
Data Collection, Description, Analysis, and Interpretation
Pages: 35–42
Generating Spaces for Sharing
Communicating about and Representing the Outcomes of Action Research
Pages: 43–46
Part Two
Pages: 47
Conclusion
Pages: 91–92
References
Pages: 93–96
Index
Pages: 97–100
This book will be of interest to anyone who wishes to develop an understanding of or engage in collaborative action research, especially practitioners and teacher educators.
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