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Informationen zum Autor Mary Ann Jacobs , scc is an associate professor in education and leadership at Manhattan College, Bronx, NY. Bruce S. Cooper, Ph.D., is Professor Emeritus, Education Administration and Public Policy, Graduate School of Education, Fordham University; having taught at University of Pennsylvania and Dartmouth College, after receiving his doctorate at the University of Chicago with Donald A. Erickson, as his mentor. Cooper has written 35 books on education politics and policy, including The Handbook of Education Politics and Policy, in two editions with Lance D. Fusarelli and James Cibulka; served as President of the Politics of Education Association and a founding member of Private School Research Association; and received the Jay D. Scribner Award for Mentoring and the UCEA. Klappentext Action Research in the Classroom: Helping Teachers Assess and Improve their Work guides teacher-researchers through the process of using action research in their practice to improve students’ learning and teachers’ teaching. The book uses actual classroom examples to assist aspiring, new, and veteran teachers and those who support them (administrators, department chairpersons, and mentors) in using a six-step process L.E.A.D.E.R. to successfully accomplish and share research conducted by actual classroom teachers. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface PART I. UNDERSTANDING THE PROCESS Chapter 1: Improving Teacher Preparation and Practices Chapter 2: Understanding Teachers and Improving Life in the Classroom Chapter 3: Principals' Role in Supporting Research & Improving Practices for New Teachers PART II. SIX STEPS IN THE PROCESS OF L.E.A.D.E.R. Chapter 4: Building a Program for Teachers and Students: Six Steps to Becoming a Classroom L.E.A.D.E.R. Chapter 5: Looking at the Problem Chapter 6: Examining What's Known Chapter 7: Acquiring New Knowledge through Action Research Chapter 8: Devising Plans for School Improvement: Action Research in Action Chapter 9: Executing & Evaluating the PLAN: How to Start and Make It Work Chapter 10: Repeating the Steps as Needed: Helping Teachers Implement Change and Share Findings PART III. PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS OF ACTION RESEARCH Chapter 11: Samples and Examples of Action Research Chapter 12: RESEARCH on the RESEARCH: What Works in Action Research & What Pitfalls to Avoid Testimonials About the Authors ...
