The central purpose of this book is to enable practitioners to undertake and to offer an account of an action research project. The volume is divided into seven sections, the first six of which are headed by commonly asked questions. Having examined the nature of action research, Costello focuses on developing an appropriate project, data collection and analysis, and producing a research report. The final selection offers suggestions for further reading.
see how well it is progressing' (Wragg, 1994, p. 111). These distinctions are
important because they draw attention to different ways of utilizing action
research to achieve educational goals. It is often the case that particular
problems identified ...
