Using Action Research to Improve Educational Practices:  Where We Are and Where We Are Going

dc.creator	Cher Hendricks
dc.date	2009-01-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-08-12T11:17:48Z
dc.date.available	2015-08-12T11:17:48Z
dc.identifier	1937-3929
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/9eea59025a924e568497daaf28ce92ed
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/26482
dc.description	The focus of this issue of the Journal of Curriculum and Instruction is using action research to improve educational practices. The articles cover diverse topics relevant to P-12 educators and university faculty interested in ways action research can make a difference in schools and with students. Sagor delves more deeply into ways action research, particularly in collaboration with others, can contribute to the professional knowledge base and enhance curricular reforms by helping teachers discover how to alter instruction and curriculum across varied contexts. Manfra discusses the theoretical divide between competing purposes of action research and suggests we begin looking for commonalities between practical and critical forms of action research. Massey and her colleagues report on an investigation of what graduate students gain and take away from action research courses and experiences. Ellison, an elementary school teacher, describes the action research study she conducted in her classroom to help students gain mathematics problem-solving skills and confidence. The articles by Sagor, Manfra, and Massey reveal barriers, both theoretical and practical, to the action research process. Ellison gives us a practical application of teacher research that reveals the reflective work of a professional educator who is using the tools of action research to guide her own professional development.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	East Carolina University
dc.relation	http://www.joci.ecu.edu/index.php/JoCI/article/view/42/74
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1937-3929
dc.source	Journal of Curriculum and Instruction, Vol 3, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2009)
dc.subject	action research
dc.subject	education - research
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
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dc.title	Using Action Research to Improve Educational Practices: Where We Are and Where We Are Going
dc.type	article