TY  - BOOK
AU  - Johnson,Andrew P.
TI  - A short guide to action research
SN  - 0205360300 (alk. paper)
U1  - 370.72 22
PY  - 2002///
CY  - Boston
PB  - Allyn and Bacon
KW  - Research in education
N1  - SECTION  1 RATIONALE

CHAPTER ONE
Science Research, and Teaching
SCIENCE 
RESEARCH
TEACHING

CHAPTER  TWO Introduction to Action Research
RESEARCH ACTION
THE IMPORTANCE OF ACTION RESEARCH

CHAPTER THREE Using Action Research for Solving Problems

FINDING THE PROBLEM
FINDING SOLUTIONS
TESTING THE SOLUTION

AN EXAMPLE  OF ACTION RESEARCH AND PROBLEM SOLVING

CHAPTER FOUR Strategies for Professional Growth: Preservice  and  In service  Teachers
PRESERVICE TEACHERS :A TOOL FOR SEEING
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SCHOOLS
ACTION RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF TEACHERS

SECTION THE PROCESS 
CHAPTER FIVE  The beginning
An overview of the action research process 
Finding your research topic

CHAPTER SIX  A theoretical Context 
Reviewing the literature review 
Sample literature reviews

CHAPTER SEVEN Methods of Collecting data 
DATA COLLECTION TYPES OF DATA COLLECTION IN ACTION RESEARCH 

CHAPTER EIGHT Methods of Analysis data 
ACCURACY AND CREDIBILITY: THIS IS WHAT IS VALIDITY, RELIABILITY, AND TRIANGULATION 
INDUCTIVE ANALYSIS 

CHAPTER NINE Discussion: your plan of action 
CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 
EVALUATION OF THE STUDY 
DESIGNING A NEW PLAN OR PROGRAM

SECTION III SAMPLES 
Sample action research projects 

SECTION WRITING AND REPORTING ACTION RESEARCH 
CHAPTER ELEVEN 
Presenting your action research
WHERE TO SHARE ACTION RESEARCH 
THE EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL 
THE PROFESSIONAL ENVIRONMENT 

CHAPTER TWELVE Writing an action research report
TONE AND STYLE
LENGTH
CLARITY 
HEADINGS

CHAPTER THIRTEEN Action research as master's thesis
BEFORE YOU START 
A SAMPLE LITERATURE REVIEW 
THE REFERENCE PAGE

CHAPTER FOURTEEN  The literature review
A THEORETICAL CONTEXT 
A SAMPLE LITERATURE REVIEW
THE REFERENCE 

CHAPTER FIFTEEN
Findings: Report qualitative data 
PRESENTING QUALITATIVE DATA
THE IMPORTANCE OF STRUCTURE
CASE STUDIES OR REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLES 

CHAPTER SIXTEEN Findings: Reporting qualitative data using tables, figures and graphs 




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