Doing and Writing Action Research

"Doing and Writing Action Research" provides a clear, comprehensive and user-friendly guide to the practical aspects of carrying out action research. Written with practitioners involved in workplace-based professional development programmes, as well as those on research training courses, in mind, this book covers all the core issues, with guidance on how to: present findings; produce a research report that can inform policy; demonstrate the quality of one's research; and, be critical and write theoretically. The book contains many worked examples of action research projects, to help illustrate the guidance on producing successful written accounts. "Doing and Writing Action Research" is an essential text for anyone working with action research, providing vital guidance on how this type of work is assessed, enabling the reader to get the best results from their project work.

ISBN 1847871755   Pages 208 ISBN13 9781847871756 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher SAGE Publications Ltd   Weight (grammes) 363 Imprint SAGE Publications Ltd   Published in London Format Paperback   Height (mm) 242 Publication date 18 Apr 2009   Width (mm) 170 Library of Congress H62   Spine width (mm) 15 DEWEY 300.72   Academic level Postgraduate DEWEY edition DC22

PART ONE: WHAT IS WRITTEN IN AN ACTION RESEARCH REPORT? What is Special about Action Research Reports? What Goes into an Action Research Report? What Does an Action Research Report Look Like? Producing a Good Quality Text: The Writing Process PART TWO: HOW IS AN ACTION RESEARCH REPORT WRITTEN? Writing an Action Research Proposal Writing Reports for Initial Accreditation Writing a Masters Dissertation Writing a Doctoral Thesis PART THREE: WHY SHOULD YOUR REPORT BE WRITTEN? The Significance of Your Research Report Some Implications of Your Research and Your Research Report

'A highly illuminating and insightful resource...written in simple and accessible language without losing sight of the complexity of its subject...This is a must have text for all those supervising or conducting action research at all levels in higher education. I shall be adding it to my reading lists' - Education in the North

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