This research project case discusses the methodology and research tools used in an action research study that was designed to support students' intrapersonal intelligence as defined by Howard Gardner (1993) in both the dimensions of self-knowledge and the cognitive capacities of executive function (Moran & Gardner, 2007). This involved…

People with intellectual disabilities have few opportunities to actively participate in research affecting programs and policies. Employment of participatory action research has been recommended. Although use of this approach with people who have intellectual disabilities is growing, articles on specific participatory research methods are rare.…

Participatory Action Research (PAR) and its many variants are rapidly gaining prominence as viable research tools and methodological alternatives to address histories of exploitation, surveillance, and social exclusion, deeply embedded in mainstream research. However, it is at this transgressive intersection of theory, action, expertise, power,…

This highly readable text demystifies the qualitative research process--and helps readers conceptualize their own studies--by organizing the different research paradigms and traditions into coherent clusters. Real-world examples and firsthand perspectives illustrate the research process; instructive exercises and activities build on each other so…

This publication is intended to help people find the documents most suited to solving their researchable problems. It begins by discussing how to approach research and then outlines such sources of documentary evidence as current books, indexes, periodicals, bibliographies, and the ERIC system. (Author/IRT)

This 13th Yearbook is a handbook on classroom research, designed to guide industrial arts teachers in setting up small studies and analyzing the results. Major topics are: (1) Research and the Classroom Teacher, (2) The Research Process, (3) The Tools of Classroom Research, (4) Interpreting and Evaluating Research, (5) Selected Problem Areas with…

A 1-week workshop in reading research was held at McPherson College, Kansas, for 101 beginning teachers of reading and reading specialists to help them understand reading research literature and to encourage involvement in research. The workshop included lectures by authorities in the field, discussion periods, field trips to local summer reading…