Research and reflection : teachers take action for literacy development / by Andrea Izzo.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 109-112).

Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- Preface -- Overview of This Book -- CHChapter 1. Action Research: Purpose and Benefits -- Action Research: Why We Do It -- Professional and Personal Development -- Communication Skills -- Teacher Empowerment -- Professional Dialogue -- Equity Issues -- Action Research: What It Is -- Action Research: What It Isn�t -- Action Research: The Process -- Action Research: The Researchers -- Jessica -- Ricky -- Angela -- Tiffany -- Summary -- CHChapter 2. Observe: Identify an Area of Interest

Early Reconnaissance and FeedbackReflection -- What Will You Do?: Tips for Identifying an Area of Interest -- CHChapter 3. Reflect: Formulate Questions -- Criteria -- Limited Focus -- Results Enable Action -- Under Your Control -- Context -- Assumptions -- Theoretical Framework -- Literature Review -- Research Journal -- What Will You Do?: Tips for Formulating a Question -- CHChapter 4. Plan: Plan Investigation -- Triangulation -- Methodology -- Consent and Confidentiality -- What Will You Do?: Tips for Planning Your Investigation

CHChapter 5. Act: Collect DataBe Consistent yet Flexible -- Organize Data -- Preliminary Analysis -- Scoring and Spreadsheets -- Analytic Memos and Initial Code Ideas -- Research Journal -- What Will You Do?: Tips for Collecting Data -- CHChapter 6. Observe: Identify Patterns in Data -- Organizing Data -- Coding and Sorting -- Identifying Patterns -- Describing Data -- What Will You Do?: Tips for Identifying Patterns in Data -- CHChapter 7. Reflect: Interpret Data -- Research Journal -- Professional Judgment -- Accurate Representations

Insufficient DataWhat Will You Do?: Tips for Interpreting Data -- CHChapter 8. Plan: Plan Changes -- Strength of Evidence and Rationale -- Changes Made -- Changes Planned -- What Will You Do?: Tips for Planning Changes -- CHChapter 9. Act: Implement Changes -- Making Changes -- Sharing Results -- Celebrating Achievements -- Continuing Research -- What Will You Do?: Tips for Implementing Changes -- CHChapter 10. Quality Action Research: Transformation and Equity -- Action Research: High Quality -- Good for Literacy Education -- Must be Rigorous

Consequences of Bad ResearchTips for Attaining Quality -- Action Research: Transformation -- Politics of Research and Education -- Essential Nature -- Hidden Curriculum -- Culturally Relevant Pedagogy -- Teachers as Change Agents -- Action Research Resources -- Articles -- Websites -- Organizations -- References

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