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Taylor, Maurice – 2002
Based on a research project that sought to train instructors to conduct action research in a real-life context, this handbook was created to help literacy instructors to use action research in workplace education programs. The handbook is organized in three parts. The first part describes action research as a type of practice-based research. It…
Descriptors: Action Research, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Case Studies
Teachers Network, New York, NY. – 2001
This CD-ROM provides information on successful teaching strategies for elementary and middle school teachers. One section offers links to curriculum and lesson planning strategies in the areas of English as a Second Language, library, arts, classroom management, English/language arts, foreign languages, global education, health/physical education,…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Action Research, Art Education, Classroom Techniques

Erickson, Frederick – Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, 1995
Examines the complexities of doing collaborative action research by presenting examples of research efforts on a continuum. Describes the progress from university domination of research to practitioner-directed action research conducted by teachers. Includes a figure illustrating a continuum of approaches to collaborative research. (CFR)
Descriptors: Action Research, College School Cooperation, Educational History, Educational Research
Friedman, Marcia – English Teachers' Journal (Israel), 1997
A teacher experimented to determine whether ninth-grade nonreaders could progress in an Israeli English class for weak learners. All students worked on reading and listening skills, with nonreaders focused on vocabulary building and learning grammar in context; for readers, grammar instruction was more abstract. Students worked at their own paces.…
Descriptors: Action Research, Classroom Research, Classroom Techniques, English Instruction
Subramaniam, Selva Ranee – Journal of Science and Mathematics Education in Southeast Asia, 2005
Questioning skills are significant pedagogical strategies in science teaching and learning. This study explored the questioning skills of a trainee teacher during a 10-week practicum period. The trainee teacher was audio-taped and evaluated in the form of an action research methodology was done in the first two weeks. The quantitative data…
Descriptors: Action Research, Questioning Techniques, Trainees, Practicums
Smith, Brenda, Ed.; Brown, Sally, Ed. – 1995
This collection of 18 essays are based on sessions and keynote speeches at the Staff and Educational Development Association (SEDA) Conference held at Dyffrwn House, Cardiff (Wales) in November 1993. They represent the reworked and distilled thoughts of the presenters after they had had the experience of leading a workshop on a related topic. The…
Descriptors: Action Research, Case Studies, College Faculty, College Instruction
Padak, Nancy; Padak, Gary – 1994
This paper, which is intended to assist adult literacy practitioners interested in conducting research about their programs, discusses the four stages of the action research process: identifying questions to guide the research, collecting information to answer the questions, analyzing the information collected, and sharing the results with others.…
Descriptors: Action Research, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Data Analysis
Schmuck, Richard A. – 1997
This book presents information on action research for teachers and administrators. Chapter 1, Reflective Professional Practice, discusses reflective professionals, urges active use of solitary dialogue and personal journals to enhance reflectiveness, delineates concerns of maturing educators, and summarizes meditative steps of reflective practice…
Descriptors: Action Research, Administrators, Cooperation, Data Collection
Caddick, Airini – 1993
In this study on schema theory, interviews were conducted with three adults to identify the schema for particular words or phrases (pencil, making a hot drink, talking), which required identifying all those dimensions of meaning involved implicitly and explicitly in how the word/phrase is used. Results revealed that subjects described their ideas…
Descriptors: Action Research, Adults, Cultural Influences, Curriculum Development
Holyoke Community Coll., MA. – 2000
The document describes the Changes Project, a participatory action research project conducted by adult learners at five adult literacy and education programs in Western Massachusetts. It is a 3-year project aimed at examining the impact of welfare reform, immigration reform, and the changing workplace on adult learners. The Changes Project is…
Descriptors: Action Research, Adult Education, Adult Literacy, English (Second Language)

Battista, Michael; Clements, Douglas H. – Teaching Children Mathematics, 1998
Describes typical student strategies for counting cubes in cube buildings and explains why these problems are difficult for students. Suggests instructional tasks that can help students develop more powerful ways of thinking about such problems. Lists two action research ideas related to this issue. (ASK)
Descriptors: Action Research, Computation, Concept Formation, Educational Strategies
Chant, Richard H.; Heafner, Tina L.; Bennett, Kristin R. – Teacher Education Quarterly, 2004
Many educators have suggested that teachers hold the authority, and thus the responsibility, for initiating the curricular and instructional changes made within their own classrooms. One implication of this suggestion is that teachers be reflective about their practice. Yet, reflection is a difficult process that requires critical thought,…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Curriculum Development, Preservice Teachers, Elementary School Teachers
Lockett, Gretchen C. – 1996
Faculty members employed at historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) should give priority to teaching and learning. The work of faculty members at such institutions is a way to reclaim individuals who have been discarded by society. Mission statements should be reviewed to be sure that college printed materials do indeed reflect these…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Action Research, Black Colleges, College Faculty
Ellis, Rod – 1997
This book discusses how second language acquisition (SLA) research can illuminate language pedagogy, and suggests four main roles for the SLA researcher: developing relevant theories; conducting classroom research; making research accessible to teachers; and facilitating action research. The first chapter outlines a number of different…
Descriptors: Action Research, Classroom Research, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Design
Searle, Jean – 1993
Action research is a way to examine purposes and practices in teaching. One way of conducting action research is to engage in participant observation, which may be seen as a systematic attempt to discover the knowledge that a group of people has learned and is using to organize the group's behavior. Participant observation has a great deal of…
Descriptors: Action Research, Classroom Observation Techniques, Decision Making, Educational Assessment