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Conducting Action Research for Business and Management Students

Action research is an interactive approach to studying real social and organizational issues and those who experience them, with the goal of solving particular problems or improving practice, while also creating knowledge or theory as the action unfolds. In Conducting Action Research, Coghlan and Shani explain how action research differs from more detached research methods and provides students with expert guidance on how to engage effectively with it, helping the reader to complete both a successful research project and produce findings that are useful in an organizational context. Part of SAGE′s Mastering Business Research Methods series, conceived and edited by Bill Lee, Mark N. K. Saunders and Vadake K. Narayanan and designed to support students by providing in-depth and practical guidance on using a chosen method of data collection or analysis.

In Conducting Action Research, Coghlan and Shani explain how action research differs from more detached research methods and provides expert guidance on how to engage effectively with it, helping the reader to complete both a successful ...

Educational Action Research

Becoming Practically Critical

Action research is "about taking everyday things in the life of education and unpacking them for their historical and ideological baggage" (5). It recognizes tenets of education with a focus on the interplay between student outcomes, intuitive teaching, and the continuing collaborative development of educational pedagogy.

Action research is "about taking everyday things in the life of education and unpacking them for their historical and ideological baggage" (5).

Value and Validity in Action Research

A Guidebook for Reflective Practitioners

As more teachers undertake action research projects, serious questions need to be raised about the value and validity of these projects. How can teachers ensure that their results are valid? Are teachers drawing conclusions supported by data? The purpose of this book is to guide teachers through the process of developing questions, designing their methodology, and collecting data so that they can draw trustworthy conclusions and report them accurately and fairly. This book will: Offer an explanation of action research as well as its history, Help the reader to develop a research problem and explore how this problem can be studied, Show teachers how to do a review of literature that will inform the study, Show how to analyze and interpret data. Features: Written in a language that respects the discipline without being overly academic or formal, Four teachers share their experiences in action research, Exercises allow teachers to apply what they are learning in a step-by-step process

The purpose of this book is to guide teachers through the process of developing questions, designing their methodology, and collecting data so that they can draw trustworthy conclusions and report them accurately and fairly.

Community Action Research

Benefits to Community Members and Service Providers

Discover how to better help those in your community in need of services Community Action Research comprehensively explores models for community action research, incorporating quantitative and qualitative research to highlight the advantages to community members as well as the volunteers/paraprofessionals who implement the services. Respected experts present the latest research on the fulfillment of the needs of community members as well as the benefits to the volunteers and paraprofessionals, including psychological empowerment, psychological sense of community, and other facets of personal development. Community Action Research is helpfully organized into two sections. The first section presents a sample of empirical studies that examines whether community action research demonstrated benefits for community members. The second section provides empirical studies that show the positive impact of community action research on the personal development of volunteers and paraprofessionals who provided the research-related services. This detailed text is carefully referenced and uses several tables to enhance understanding of research data. Community Action Research discusses: the Adolescent Diversion Project as an alternative to juvenile court home-based behavior modification programs for autistic children the People Awakening Project and the role paraprofessionals played in Alaska Native sobriety a crime prevention project launched by a residential neighborhood association the Actual Community Empowerment Reading Program which utilized community members as literacy tutors the Community Service Self-Efficacy Scale's reliability and validity the Hawaiian Studies Program's weekly participation in community service-learning exercises and more! Community Action Research is insightful reading for psychologists, sociologists, social workers, criminal justice researchers and professionals, community counselors, practitioners and researchers in community prevention and intervention, clinical supervisors, service learning specialists, educators, students, and mental health and human services program administrators, planners, or evaluators.

This detailed text is carefully referenced and uses several tables to enhance understanding of research data.

Action Research in the World Language Classroom

The current thrust in the field of education is to improve teachers' understanding of how research on best practices can improve student learning. The field of world language education introduces a double, perhaps a triple, bind: teachers must be able to design and deliver instruction that aligns with national expectations for developing students' language and intercultural abilities for success in the global workplace, yet in schools across America, all K-12 students do not have the opportunity to study languages, even though research supports their astonishing facility for acquisition. Schools and teachers without resources, including time to investigate and implement evidence-based best practices, are ultimately held accountable for student performance. If world language teachers are to advocate for languages, they must use their expertise and share evidence of their students' progress. The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) recently began development of a national research priorities agenda for grades preK-16. Action research, which is classroom-centered and inquiry-based, can contribute to our profession's efforts, as it helps us to increase awareness of the critical need for language study in grades preK-16. World language teachers can become teacher-researchers in their own classrooms, gathering deeply meaningful insights into their students' progress that they can share with others. Teacher-researchers investigate innovative approaches in response to their questions about teaching and learning, which are rooted in daily experience. They engage their students in fresh learning activities, and student feedback helps them to make better decisions about instructional and assessment strategies. Results can be shared with stakeholders, including parents, administrators, school board members, and guidance counselors, as evidence of what all kinds of students can do in languages. At a time in our history when we are striving to prepare teachers for 21st-century schools that prioritize global competence, Action Research in the World Language Classroom is a timely resource for the profession. It describes a natural, engaging, motivating way to contribute, particularly for preservice teachers who are shaping their views and understanding about world language instruction and the connections between research and best practices. The book includes four studies conducted by preservice teachers during their student teaching internships in North Carolina public schools. The editor hopes that their work and observations will inspire and assist world language educators at all stages of their careers.

The book includes four studies conducted by preservice teachers during their student teaching internships in North Carolina public schools.