Passionate enquiry and school development [electronic resource] : a story about teacher action research / Marion Dadds.
1995
LB1028.24 .D33 1995eb
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Title
Passionate enquiry and school development [electronic resource] : a story about teacher action research / Marion Dadds.
Author
Dadds, Marion.
ISBN
0203453638
0750704322 (acid-free paper)
0750704330 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
0750704322 (acid-free paper)
0750704330 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
Imprint
London ; Washington, D.C. : Falmer Press, 1995.
Language
English
Description
ix, 198 p.
Call Number
LB1028.24 .D33 1995eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
370/.78
Summary
The main feature of this book is a case story of a teacher action researcher, Vicki, undertaking research in her own school as part of an Advanced Diploma course. The second important feature is this study grew out of Dr. Dadds' own action research on her in-service course with a group of primary and middle school teachers which included Vicki. The case story examines Vicki's three action research studies in turn; how they related to her work in the school; how she did her research; what problems she had to encounter; how she felt about her research and the people involved in it; what impact the research had on her feelings and ideas; and, what were some of the outcomes.
Dr. Dadds has written a rare case story of the realities of doing part-time action research in school and in doing so challenges and develops some of the existing theoretical positions on action research. She offers original insights into: the subjective and emotional dimensions of doing action research; the effects of government educational reform on teacher action research in school; and, the relationship between development through the medium of action research. Little so far has been written of the processes by which teacher's action research projects become part of the life of a developing school.
Dr. Dadds has written a rare case story of the realities of doing part-time action research in school and in doing so challenges and develops some of the existing theoretical positions on action research. She offers original insights into: the subjective and emotional dimensions of doing action research; the effects of government educational reform on teacher action research in school; and, the relationship between development through the medium of action research. Little so far has been written of the processes by which teacher's action research projects become part of the life of a developing school.
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Dr. Dadds has written a rare case story of the realities of doing part-time action research in school and in doing so challenges and develops some of the existing theoretical positions on action research. She offers original insights into: the subjective and emotional dimensions of doing action research; the effects of government educational reform on teacher action research in school; and, the relationship between development through the medium of action research. Little so far has been written of the processes by which teacher's action research projects become part of the life of a developing school.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-185) and index.
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Table of Contents
Ch. 1. Introduction
Ch. 2. Vicki: Teacher Action Researcher
Ch. 3. Seeing Changes and Development
Ch. 4. Developing the Humanities Curriculum at Springfield School
Ch. 5. Learning About Children with Special Needs
Ch. 6. The Gendered Curriculum at Springfield School
Ch. 7. Valuing Teacher Action Research
Ch. 8. Valuing Knowledge and Understanding
Ch. 9. Valuing Text
Ch. 10. Valuing Action
Ch. 11. Valuing Development
Ch. 12. Valuing Collaboration
Ch. 13. Final Reflections
Ch. 14. Summary.
Ch. 2. Vicki: Teacher Action Researcher
Ch. 3. Seeing Changes and Development
Ch. 4. Developing the Humanities Curriculum at Springfield School
Ch. 5. Learning About Children with Special Needs
Ch. 6. The Gendered Curriculum at Springfield School
Ch. 7. Valuing Teacher Action Research
Ch. 8. Valuing Knowledge and Understanding
Ch. 9. Valuing Text
Ch. 10. Valuing Action
Ch. 11. Valuing Development
Ch. 12. Valuing Collaboration
Ch. 13. Final Reflections
Ch. 14. Summary.