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Nisbet, John, Ed.; And Others – 1985
Nineteen articles on the status of the relationship among educational research, policy, and practice around the world are collected in the 1985 edition of the "World Yearbook of Education." Contributors address the development of national policies on educational research in countries in North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia, and…
Descriptors: Action Research, Agency Role, Annotated Bibliographies, Educational Policy
Levesque, Jeri; Carnahan, Danielle – Learning Point Associates / North Central Regional Educational Laboratory (NCREL), 2005
Stepping Stones to Literacy is a tool for elementary school improvement teams to evaluate and strengthen their reading programs. Each Stepping Stone is a guided activity to stimulate reflection and guide systematic inquiry. It is a collaborative, active research approach to evaluation (Levesque & Hinton 2001). The goal is to eliminate the gap…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Reading Programs, Literacy, Educational Improvement
Brew, Angela, Ed. – 1995
This collection of readings is intended to provide a source book on best practices in staff development in higher education within a British context. The 13 papers are grouped into three parts: part 1 presents the educational development tradition which has focused on development of staff as teachers; part 2 considers development of staff in…
Descriptors: Action Research, Administrator Education, Department Heads, Distance Education
Research Connections in Special Education, 2003
This issue presents two articles on the use of data to improve results for students with disabilities. The first paper examines how researchers supported by the Office of Special Education Programs are discovering innovative uses of scientifically derived information in instructional and administrative decision making as well as strategies for…
Descriptors: Action Research, Change Strategies, Curriculum Based Assessment, Data Collection
Spradling, Tina – 2000
An adult educator at an all-male maximum-security correctional center in Virginia conducted a research project to learn her students' attitudes toward the computers that had recently been introduced in their classroom. She used the following data collection tools and activities: a nine-question survey that was administered to the students in all…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Action Research, Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning
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Griffiths, Morwenna; Davies, Carol – British Educational Research Journal, 1993
Reports on an action research study on improving equality of opportunity for students in a socially and racially mixed classroom. Finds that students were empowered by their involvement setting up and drawing conclusions from the study. Questions the extent to which research should focus on race, social class, or gender. (CFR)
Descriptors: Action Research, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Cultural Differences
Byas, Ulysses – 1984
The Roosevelt School District, with the lowest wealth per pupil of the 56 districts located in Nassau County, Long Island, New York, worked with the Urban Education Department of the University of Massachusetts' Division of Instructional Leadership to design and implement a degree-granting staff development program centered around identifying and…
Descriptors: Action Research, Administrators, College School Cooperation, Developmental Programs
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Langer, Georgea Mohlman; Colton, Amy Bernstein – Journal of Staff Development, 1994
A framework for developing teachers' reflective decision making ability is provided along with specific staff development activities that promote teacher reflection. Strategies include conducting personal histories, video/audio self-assessment, journal writing, cognitive coaching, cases, role playing, and problem framing/action research. (SM)
Descriptors: Action Research, Audiotape Recordings, Change Strategies, Decision Making
Allen, JoBeth; And Others – 1995
This book shows how teacher research and reform can positively change both teachers and students, making them better readers, writers, and learners. Two elementary schools in Georgia, serving students in a poor area that lacks educational resources, are the focus of the Kings Bridge Road Research Team, a group composed of public school teachers,…
Descriptors: Action Research, Active Learning, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Change
Derlin, Roberta; McShannon, Judy – 1996
This paper describes the Action Research (AR) Team model for joining classroom observations with collegial interaction among university faculty, teaching assistants, and university students to improve pedagogy and the retention of diverse students in higher education. The paper includes a progress report of efforts to develop the model and apply…
Descriptors: Action Research, Blacks, Classroom Observation Techniques, College Faculty
Nightingale, Peggy; O'Neil, Mike – 1994
This volume on quality learning in higher education discusses issues of good practice particularly action learning and Total Quality Management (TQM)-type strategies and illustrates them with seven case studies in Australia and the United Kingdom. Chapter 1 discusses issues and problems in defining quality in higher education. Chapter 2 looks at…
Descriptors: Accountability, Action Research, College Faculty, College Outcomes Assessment
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Vaughan, George B., Ed.; Palmer, James C., Ed. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1991
This collection of essays examines the importance of scholarship to the community college and suggests approaches that community college leaders can take to promote a sense of professionalism built around scholarly work. In Chapter 1, "Scholarship and the Community College Professional: Focusing the Debate," George B. Vaughan suggests a broad…
Descriptors: Academic Deans, Action Research, Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Role
Traverse, Dennis – 2000
An academic teacher at a maximum-security prison in Virginia conducted a study to determine how to improve instruction and motivate adult learners in a correctional facility. Data were collected through a survey that was distributed to 22 individuals and completed by 20 of them (2 academic teachers, 1 vocational instructor, 6 students, and 11…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Action Research, Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning
Ruiz, Andres Julian – 1982
An interdisciplinary unit designed to modify racial attitudes of primary school students was implemented in a multicultural setting. The target group was a class of 27 second-grade students representing nine countries: the United States, Haiti, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Nicaragua, Mexico, Ecuador, Pakistan, and China. Classroom problems included…
Descriptors: Action Research, Activity Units, Affective Objectives, Attitude Change
Davis, Janelle; Searle, Jean – 2001
This publication presents five reports that represent research conducted by adult educators. "Supporting Adult Educators in Researching Their Practice" (Janelle Davis, Jean Searle) presents results of four action research projects related to developing literacies for disadvantaged groups or groups with special needs. "Towards Mutual…
Descriptors: Action Research, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Culturally Relevant Education
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