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Action research : all you need to know / Jean McNiff

Author
McNiff, Jean
Published
Los Angeles : SAGE, [2017]
Copyright Date
©2017
Physical Description
vi, 277 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

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Contents
Machine generated contents note: pt. I What do I need to know? -- 1. What is action research? -- 2. Who can do action research? -- 3. The values base of action research -- 4. Critical times for action research -- pt. II Why do I need to know? -- 5. Why do action research? -- 6. The responsibilities of practitioner-researchers: contributing to new practices and new learning -- 7. The responsibilities of practitioner-researchers: contributing to new thinking and ideas -- 8. The responsibilities of practitioner-researchers: engaging with the literatures -- pt. III How do I find out? -- 9. Thinking about doing an action research project -- 10. Planning to do your action research -- 11. Carrying out your action plans -- 12. Evaluating the quality of your plans, practices and research -- pt. IV How do I generate evidence to test the validity of my knowledge claim? -- 13. Monitoring practices and gathering data -- 14. Working with data: analysing, authenticating and interpreting -- 15. Generating evidence from the data and making knowledge claims: summary chapter -- pt. V How do I test and critique my knowledge? -- 16. Testing the validity of your knowledge claim -- 17. Establishing the legitimacy of your knowledge claim -- pt. VI How do I represent and communicate my knowledge? -- 18. Thinking about writing your dissertation -- 19. Writing up your dissertation -- pt. VII How do I show the significance of my knowledge? -- 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."--
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9781473967465
1473967465
9781473967472 (pbk.)
1473967473 (pbk.)
9781526414274 (ePub ebook)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-271) and index.
Endowment Note
Paterno Libraries Endowment (Campus College Libraries)
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