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Direct linkWolkenhauer, Rachel; Hill, Ashley Pennypacker; Dana, Nancy Fichtman; Stukey, Marisa – New Educator, 2017
This reflective article examines the relationship between teachers' engagement in action research and their ability to lead within their schools. As part of "The New Educator's" special issue, "Developing an Inquiry Stance toward Instructional Improvement: Teacher-Leader Action Research," this article demonstrates the…
Descriptors: Action Research, Teacher Leadership, Instructional Improvement, Inquiry
Krell, Desirae E.; Dana, Nancy Fichtman – Professional Development in Education, 2012
Despite the profound impact of action research coaches on teachers' experiences of the inquiry process, little research exists in the field regarding the coach's role. In this exploratory study, two groups of action research coaches--one novice and one experienced--share their experiences of coaching inquiry during the 2009/10 school year. Out of…
Descriptors: Action Research, Inquiry, Teacher Researchers, Coaching (Performance)
Wolkenhauer, Rachel; Boynton, Sylvia; Dana, Nancy Fichtman – Teacher Education and Practice, 2011
This article presents a framework for establishing inquiry as a foundation of a teacher education program to help prospective and practicing teachers view inquiry not as a project but as a stance. Cochran-Smith and Lytle (2009) assert that "working from an inquiry stance involves a continual process of making current arrangements problematic,…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Teacher Education, Inquiry, Teacher Researchers
Dana, Nancy Fichtman; Yendol-Hoppey, Diane; Snow-Gerono, Jennifer L. – Action in Teacher Education, 2006
Having facilitated, read, and collected more than 200 teacher research pieces written by prospective and practicing teachers, the authors conducted a systematic analysis of the domains and contents of teachers' questions as they embarked on their first research study. Focusing on the questions teachers ask led to the generation of a typology of…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Professional Development Schools, Teacher Researchers, Questioning Techniques
Dana, Nancy Fichtman; Yendol-Silva, Diane – 2003
This how-to guide to classroom inquiry takes educators through the process step-by-step, from beginning to end, answering critical questions on developing the research plan, collecting and analyzing the data, and writing and publishing the results. Seven chapters include: (1) "Teacher Inquiry Defined" (e.g., what teacher inquiry is and how it…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Collection, Data Interpretation, Educational Research
Dana, Nancy Fichtman; Silva, Diane Yendol; Snow-Gerono, Jennifer – Teacher Education and Practice, 2002
Explores the evolution of inquiry into a Professional Development School (PDS) context. Teacher educators hoped to cultivate inquiry as a stance into the PDS culture. This required time for teachers to understand inquiry and embrace it as a powerful tool for reflective teaching and educational change. Mentor teachers gained space to understand…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
