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Action research : all you need to know by Jean McNiff

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Los Angeles SAGE publication ltd, c2017Description: vi, 277 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9781473967465
  • 9781473967472(pbk)
  • 1473967465
  • 1473967473
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • LB1028.24.M36 2017
Contents:
CONTENTS PART I: WHAT DO I NEED TO KNOW: Chapter 1: What is action research? -- Chapter 2: Who can do action research? -- Chapter 3: The values base of action research-- Chapter 4: Critical times for action research-- PART II: WHY DO I NEED TO KNOW: Chapter 5: Why do action research-- Chapter 6: The responsibility of practitioner-researchers: contributing to new practices and new learning-- Chapter 7: The responsibility of practitioner-researchers: contributing to new thinking and ideas Chapter 8: The responsibility of practitioner-researchers: engaging with the literatures-- PART III: HOW DO I FIND OUT: Chapter 9: Thinking about doing an action research project? -- Chapter 10: Planning to do your action research-- Chapter 11: Carrying out your action plans-- Chapter 12: Evaluating the quality of your plans, practices and research-- PART IV: HOW DO I GENERATE EVIDENCE TO TEST THE VALIDITY OF MY KNOWLEDGE CLAIM?-- Chapter 13: Monitoring practices and gathering data-- Chapter 14: Working with data: analysing, authenticatin and interpreting-- Chapter 15: Generating evidence from the data and making knowledge claims: summary-- chapterPART V: HOW DO I TEST AND CRITIQUE MY KNOWLEDGE? -- Chapter 16: Testing the validity of your knowledge claim-- Chapter 17: Establishing the legitimacy of your knowledge claim-- PART VI: HOW DO I REPRESENT AND COMMUNICATE MY KNOWLEDGE?-- Chapter 18: Thinking about writing your dissertation-- Chapter 19: Writing up your dissertation-- PART VII: HOW DO I SHOW THE SIGNIFICANCE OF MY KNOWLEDGE? -- Chapter 20: The significance of it all.
Summary: "This book gives you all you need to know about action research, why you need to know it and how it can help you become a self-reflective practitioner-researcher. It provides the ideas and frameworks to understand action research, combined with a practical workbook to guide you through the practicalities and complexities of doing action research in your own context."-- Back cover
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Includes Bibliographical references [p-263-271] and Index

CONTENTS
PART I: WHAT DO I NEED TO KNOW:
Chapter 1: What is action research? --
Chapter 2: Who can do action research? --
Chapter 3: The values base of action research--
Chapter 4: Critical times for action research--
PART II: WHY DO I NEED TO KNOW:
Chapter 5: Why do action research--
Chapter 6: The responsibility of practitioner-researchers: contributing to new practices and new learning--
Chapter 7: The responsibility of practitioner-researchers: contributing to new thinking and ideas
Chapter 8: The responsibility of practitioner-researchers: engaging with the literatures--
PART III: HOW DO I FIND OUT:
Chapter 9: Thinking about doing an action research project? --
Chapter 10: Planning to do your action research--
Chapter 11: Carrying out your action plans--
Chapter 12: Evaluating the quality of your plans, practices and research--
PART IV: HOW DO I GENERATE EVIDENCE TO TEST THE VALIDITY OF MY KNOWLEDGE CLAIM?--
Chapter 13: Monitoring practices and gathering data--
Chapter 14: Working with data: analysing, authenticatin and interpreting--
Chapter 15: Generating evidence from the data and making knowledge claims: summary--
chapterPART V: HOW DO I TEST AND CRITIQUE MY KNOWLEDGE? --
Chapter 16: Testing the validity of your knowledge claim--
Chapter 17: Establishing the legitimacy of your knowledge claim--
PART VI: HOW DO I REPRESENT AND COMMUNICATE MY KNOWLEDGE?--
Chapter 18: Thinking about writing your dissertation--
Chapter 19: Writing up your dissertation--
PART VII: HOW DO I SHOW THE SIGNIFICANCE OF MY KNOWLEDGE? --
Chapter 20: The significance of it all.

"This book gives you all you need to know about action research, why you need to know it and how it can help you become a self-reflective practitioner-researcher. It provides the ideas and frameworks to understand action research, combined with a practical workbook to guide you through the practicalities and complexities of doing action research in your own context."-- Back cover

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