Teacher action research : building knowledge democracies
by
Pine, Gerald J.
Title
:
Teacher action research : building knowledge democracies
Author
:
Pine, Gerald J.
ISBN
:
9781412964753
9781412964760
Personal Author
:
Pine, Gerald J.
Publication Information
:
Los Angeles : Sage, c2009.
Physical Description
:
xx, 396 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
General Note
:
Formerly CIP.
Contents
:
1. The Disconnection Between Educational Research and Practice: The Case for Teacher Action Research -- 2. Teacher Action Research: Collaborative, Participatory, and Democratic Inquiry -- 3. A Paradigm of Teacher Action Research -- 4. The Validity of Action Research -- 5. Teacher Action Research as Professional Development -- 6. Collaborative Action Research -- 7. Conditions for Building a Knowledge Democracy -- 8. Creating Knowledge Democracies: Professional Development Schools -- 9. Fundamental Practices for Teacher Action Research -- 10. Case Study and Teacher Action Research -- 11. Conducting Teacher Action Research -- Glossary -- App A. Examples of Teacher Action Research Projects -- App B. Annotated Teacher Action Research Web Sites -- App C. Curriculum and Instruction Web Sites.
Abstract
:
"Teacher Action Research: Building Knowledge Democracies focuses on helping schools bulld knowledge democracies through a process of action research in which teachers, students, and parents collaborate in conducting participatory and caring inquiry in the classroom, school, and community. Author Gerald J. Pine examines historical origins, the rationale for practice-based research, related theoretical and philosophical perspectives, and action research as a paradigm rather than a method."--BOOK JACKET.
Subject Term
:
Action research in education.
Teaching.
| Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | Copy |
|---|
| IIEMSA | General Books | 33168025443504 | 370.72 P649T 2009 | 1 |