CiNii Books - Writing and doing action research

In Writing and Doing Action Research, Jean McNiff provides a comprehensive and user-friendly guide to the practical aspects of writing and doing action research. Written for practitioners involved in higher degree courses and professional development programmes, and students undertaking methods courses, this book includes guidance on how to: Carry out an action research project in your setting Present your findings in a dissertation, report or thesis Write up your research with an eye to informing policy Demonstrate the quality of your research and writing Be critical and write theoretically Write for journals and prepare thesis and book proposals The book contains excerpts taken from action research projects in a range of settings and presents exercises to help you develop successful written accounts of your research. Writing and Doing Action Research is an essential text for anyone working with action research, providing vital guidance on the preparation and production of texts, how this type of work is assessed and enabling you to get the best results from your research.

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Introduction What is written in an action research text? What do you need to know about action research in order to write it? What do you need to know to write action research? Why do you need to know it? What do you write in an action research text? What is the form of an action research text? Becoming a writer: researching writing practices Becoming a writer Writing a good quality text Planning for the production of texts Writing an action research text Writing proposals Masters and doctoral dissertations and theses How will the quality of your action research dissertation/thesis be judged? Writing for publication Writing for academic and professional journals Writing your first academic book The significance of your text The significance of your action research text Some implications - where next?

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