Action Research in Education
Learning Through Practitioner Enquiry
- Vivienne Baumfield - Glasgow University, UK
- Elaine Hall - Northumbria University, UK
- Kate Wall - University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
Action Research in Education is an essential guide for any lecturer, teacher or student-teacher interested in doing research.
This exciting new edition of a popular text is an important resource for any education professional interested in investigating learning and teaching. Building on the success of Action Research in the Classroom, the authors have revised, updated and extended this book to include examples from further and higher education.
It maps out easy-to-follow steps for usefully applying an action research approach and is full of practical tips and examples of real-life practitioner research projects from a range of schools, colleges and universities.
This book will help teachers to:
- Understand and apply practitioner inquiry
- Enhance their problem-solving skills
- Locate their own activity in a wider context
- Maximize opportunities to develop practice
- Evaluate the needs of their learners
Clear, pragmatic and timely, this is a must-have text for all teachers and students of education.
The look and layout of this text is attractive and would encourage students to borrow it from the library. A slight critique is a possible over-emphasis on 'experience' and an under-emphasis on research-based evidence. However, there is a lot of good material present that would certainly help get some students started more confidently in doing research.
In depth guide to research however may be too detailed for those on the level 3/4 PTLLS/CTLLS courses
This text fluidly covers the fundamentals required for effective AR.
A useful book for my students researching for the first time at Master’s level. Clearly explained and well illustrated.
Really good book for student use.
This will be a useful book for my strudents to dip into as they embark on their final year dissertation, which is an action research project.
This is a clear and concise guide for anyone involved in action research. I have used it with Masters and doctoral students, many of whom are practitioners, and they have found it a valuable resource. It is written by academics who have a clear appreciation and understanding of what it is to be a practitioner and researcher.
A dependable and well-organised text that students are comfortable with. It addresses the key issues that underpin action research as well as encourages the sharing of research.
A highly useful text for those who are nw to the practice and principles of Action Research. It is easy to read and explains concepts well!
Text provides strong practitioner research activities which are ideal for teacher training courses
