The Wiley handbook of action research in education

Author(s)

• Mertler, Craig A.

Bibliographic Information

The Wiley handbook of action research in education

edited by Craig A. Mertler

（Wiley handbooks in education）

Wiley Blackwell, 2019

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Comprehensive overview of the theoretical, conceptual, and applied/practical presentations of action research as it is found and conducted solely in educational settings The Wiley Handbook of Action Research in Education is the first book to offer theoretical, conceptual, and applied/practical presentations of action research as it is found and conducted solely in educational settings. Covering primarily PK-12 educational settings, the book utilizes a cross-section of international authors and presentations to provide global perspectives on action research in education. Part I of The Wiley Handbook of Action Research in Education focuses on various foundational aspects and issues related to action research. Part II is centered on chapters that present theories and principles that help to guide the use of action research in educational contexts. Part III focuses on specific applications of educational action research in practice. Part IV provides an outlet for seven educational practitioners to share their experiences in conducting action research. Each of these authors also discusses the importance and value that action research has had on him or her, both professionally and personally. Discuss action research in PK-12, as well as in higher education settings The first book to focus on the importance and application of action research exclusively in educational settings Offers world perspectives on action research in education Written by a team of international scholars The Wiley Handbook of Action Research in Education is an excellent book for advanced undergraduate students, graduate students, and scholars studying and/or researching educational action research.

Table of Contents

Contributor Biographies ix Introduction 1 Craig A. Mertler Part I Foundations of Action Research in Education 5 1 Education Action Research: With and for the Next Generation 7 Hilary Bradbury, Rolla Lewis, and Dusty Columbia Embury 2 History of Action Research in Education 29 Cher C. Hendricks 3 The Body of Literature on Action Research in Education 53 Michelle Vaughan 4 US Perspectives on Action Research in Education 75 Andrea C. Burrows 5 Worldwide Perspectives on Action Research in Education 97 Ernest (Ernie) Stringer, Bob Dick, and Jack Whitehead Part II Theories and Principles of Action Research in Education 115 6 Rigor in Educational Action Research and the Construction of Knowledge Democracies 117 Lonnie L. Rowell 7 Theory in Educational Action Research 139 Ernest (Ernie) Stringer 8 Legitimacy of and Value in Action Research 161 Debra M. Dosemagen and Eileen M. Schwalbach 9 Comparing and Contrasting Action Research and Action Learning 185 Tom Bourner and Cheryl Brook 10 The Underlying Importance of Context and Voice in Action Research 207 Jack Whitehead 11 Supportive Contexts for Action Research 229 Jennifer J. Lesh and Jennifer Gleason Part III Applications of Action Research in Practice 251 12 Action Research for Teacher Professional Development: Being and Becoming an Expert Teacher 253 Andrew Johnson 13 Action Research as Professional Learning for Educators 273 Tara Flynn and Catherine D. Bruce 14 Action Research as Inquiry in Professional Practice Doctoral Programs 295 Ray R. Buss 15 Participatory Action Research (PAR) in Education 317 Marie Paz Morales 16 Action Research and Popular Education: Implications for Twenty-First Century Leadership and Research Practices 343 Linnea L. Rademaker 17 Action Research for Social Justice Advocacy 371 Mary Brydon-Miller and Bruce Damons 18 Innovations in the Dissemination of Action Research: Rhetoric, Media, and Communication 393 Danah Henriksen and Punya Mishra 19 Action Research for Systemic Change in Education 415 Emily F. Calhoun 20 The Promise and Future of Action Research in Education 439 Bob Dick Part IV Practitioner Researchers Share Their Action Research Experiences 461 21 The Experience of Students and Faculty When Elements of Bloom's Mastery Learning Are Used in an Online Statistics Course: A Participatory Action Research Study 463 Patrick Casselman 22 The Function of Freedom: Practitioner Action Research in Emancipatory Social Justice Teacher Education 481 Amy Rector-Aranda 23 Practitioner Action Research in an Urban STEM High School 497 Douglas M. Stevens 24 Action Research as Professional Development: A Study of the Impact of Collaborative Analysis of Student Work on Teacher Practice and Student Writing 513 Kristin Shealy 25 Exploring Literature Circles Discussions Through Action Research 531 Gail Sigelakis 26 Story as an Organizing and Inquiry Tool for Action Research Partnerships Committed to Social Justice and Educational Change 547 Mark Kohan 27 Investigating the Benefits of Curriculum-Based Readers Theatre for English Language Learners Through an Innovative Professional Learning Community Model 565 Samantha N. Uribe Index 581

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Details

• NCID: BB28107930
• ISBN:
  • 9781119399964
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Hoboken
• Pages/Volumes: xviii, 614 p.
• Size: 25 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : LB1028.24
  • DC23 : 370.72
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Action research in education
  • LCSH : Education -- Research
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BB0836891X