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Nyden, Philip; Wiewel, Wim – American Sociologist, 1992
Asserts that, although research can be a powerful resource in guiding and fueling grass-roots social change, the community-based research enterprise often is contentious. Recommends collaborative research studies in which the researchers and practitioners work together from the project's inception. (CFR)
Descriptors: Action Research, Change Strategies, Community Change, Community Development
Rich, Nancy – ERS Spectrum, 2005
This study focused on understanding why at-risk seventh-grade students often perform poorly in school and how implementing certain strategies can help motivate them to positive classroom performance. The goal was to find ways to help at-risk students become more involved in their schoolwork. Literature has shown that motivation comes from the…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Teacher Role, High Risk Students, Student Motivation
Swanson, Julie D.; Finnan, Christine – 1996
School reform in the 1990s has been focused on school-based restructuring, with local efforts shown to be more successful than earlier central or remote control approaches. Success has followed changes in teachers' classroom behavior, in the structure of the school, and its school culture. The local school restructuring approach is illustrated…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Action Research, Blacks
Willerman, Marvin; And Others – 1991
This book, a research-based text, describes peer observation and assistance (POA), a method designed to isolate behaviors and skills shown to raise student achievement levels and the process by which teachers can help their peers improve performance in these areas. The volume is organized into 10 chapters: (1) Teachers Helping Teachers: The…
Descriptors: Action Research, Classroom Observation Techniques, Early Childhood Education, Elementary School Teachers
Cherry, Sandra F. – 1991
This study was conducted to help teachers decide what factors govern high school students' knowledge of geography. Information was gathered about the students' background, including: gender, exposure to a course of study in world history, overall grade point average, travel experience outside the United States, and habits of reading newspapers and…
Descriptors: Action Research, Educational Assessment, Educational Research, Evaluation Methods
Pugh, Wesley C. – 1987
This case study of a central office school improvement initiative in an urban school system examines instructional leadership practices of two junior high school principals. The school-based research focuses on correlates of school effectiveness in "low achieving" settings and the principals' capacity to "reflect-in-action," an ability to make…
Descriptors: Action Research, Adjustment (to Environment), Administrator Characteristics, Case Studies
Brawdy, Paul J. – Online Submission, 2004
This paper focuses on the use of outdoor-based experiential learning in an undergraduate physical education teacher preparation program to develop a culturally-sensitive pedagogy for work with children from different cultures. Applying the six-stage process for becoming a bi-cultural teacher (Klug & Whitfield, 2003), teacher preparation…
Descriptors: Student Diversity, Consciousness Raising, Outdoor Education, Field Trips
Higgins, Chris; Reading, Judy; Taylor, Paul – 1996
This book examines issues and methods for conducting research into the educational resource environment in colleges and universities. That environment is defined as whatever is used to facilitate the learning process, including learning space, support staff, and teaching staff. Chapter 1 is an introduction to the series and lays out the process of…
Descriptors: Action Research, College Instruction, Delivery Systems, Educational Research
Levin, Barbara B., Ed. – 2001
This collection of papers presents a variety of field-tested examples that use problem-based learning (PBL) for teacher education in many professional development settings. It describes PBL activities for preservice, novice, and experienced educators at all levels. The eight chapters describe teacher educators' experiences using PBL in their…
Descriptors: Action Research, Charter Schools, Critical Thinking, Disabilities

Morgan, Barbara A. – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 1993
Describes the use of practical rationality from the vantage point of a graduate student and an elementary teacher in an urban school. Discusses how using the approach led to revised policies regarding reading strategies and discipline. Contends that practical argument philosophy can be useful in practical classroom applications. (CFR)
Descriptors: Action Research, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Structures, Discipline Policy
Garner, Barbara, Ed. – National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL), 2002
"Focus on Basics" is the quarterly publication of the National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy. It presents best practices, current research on adult learning and literacy, and how research is used by adult basic education teachers, counselors, program administrators, and policymakers. "Focus on Basics" is…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Educational Research, Social Work, Caseworkers
Husby, Vicki R. – Corwin Press, 2005
When teachers direct professional growth activities, learning is more meaningful and effective. But how can a program capitalize on this fact while remaining focused on larger school and district performance goals? Individualizing Professional Development explains how to satisfy both individual needs and preferences of teachers and organizational…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Educational Environment, Adult Learning, Action Research
Martin-Kniep, Giselle O. – 2000
This book provides K-12 teachers with information about effective teaching and learning tools. Each innovation has a long history of use and has been researched and evaluated in a variety of settings. The innovations foster a student-centered classroom environment that is equitable and rigorous. The nine chapters focus on: (1) "The Power of…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Action Research, Curriculum Development, Educational Innovation
Dreybus, Mary Ellen – 2000
An adult educator who teachers General Educational Development (GED) test preparation conducted an action research project to determine whether learning activities requiring students to learn about and discuss famous paintings would equip them with critical thinking skills that they could eventually use when completing the reading and writing…
Descriptors: Action Research, Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Art Criticism

Burtonwood, Neil – British Educational Research Journal, 1990
Reviews research literature on efforts in the United Kingdom to address racism and the needs of a multicultural society through INSET (Inservice Education of Teachers). Notes recent developments in school-focused work emphasizing action research and teacher participation. Comments on Racism Awareness Training (RAT), problems in all-White areas,…
Descriptors: Action Research, Cultural Pluralism, Educational Research, Ethnic Discrimination