Action Research: A Tool for Improving Teacher Quality and Classroom Practice

Autor/inn/en	O'Connor, Katherine A.; Greene, H. Carol; Anderson, Patricia J.
Titel	Action Research: A Tool for Improving Teacher Quality and Classroom Practice
Quelle	In: Ontario Action Researcher, 9 (2006) 1, Artikel 1 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1715-2461
Schlagwörter	Graduate Students; Teacher Effectiveness; Elementary Education; Action Research; Teaching Methods; Student Experience; Educational Practices; Elementary School Curriculum; Masters Programs; Instructional Improvement; Content Analysis; Student Research; Instructional Effectiveness + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Effectiveness of teaching; Instructional effectiveness; Lehrerleistung; Unterrichtserfolg; Elementarunterricht; Projektforschung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Studienerfahrung; Bildungspraxis; Magister course; Magisterstudiengang; Unterrichtsqualität; Inhaltsanalyse; Studentenforschung
Abstract	This paper examines the experiences and insights of 34 graduate students in an elementary education master's degree program as they engaged in an action research project during two required action research courses over a year's span. Data were analyzed according to the following two research questions: (1) What do teachers report as the most difficult parts of the action research process? and (2) How does participation in action research impact teachers' current and future instructional practices? Data were collected using a survey instrument. Implications and recommendations for future research are presented. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10