Developing language teacher autonomy through action research / Kenan Dikilitas, Carol Griffiths.
2017
P53.457
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Title
Developing language teacher autonomy through action research / Kenan Dikilitas, Carol Griffiths.
ISBN
9783319507392 (electronic book)
3319507397 (electronic book)
9783319507385
3319507389
3319507397 (electronic book)
9783319507385
3319507389
Published
Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2017]
Copyright
©2017
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (307 pages)
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10.1007/978-3-319-50739-2 doi
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P53.457
Dewey Decimal Classification
418.0071
Summary
This book advances the theory of action research, analyzing how it can be used to develop autonomy among language teachers. Although acknowledging that the research process is not always linear, the authors proceed according to a clear progression which teachers can adapt to their needs. They provide examples, narratives, questions and tasks, and give multiple ideas for establishing research questions, choosing appropriate methodologies, adapting to existing contexts, and collecting data. They also suggest possible instruments, and give clear instructions for carrying out the most common kinds of statistical procedures, and ideas for presenting, discussing, and writing up research findings. In spite of its practical bias, the book is theoretically and ethically rigorous, and contains an extensive glossary for quick and easy reference. It will appeal to trainee teachers, in-service teachers wanting to expand their own professional horizons or working for a higher qualification, and is an invaluable reference for teacher-educators and scholars.
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This book advances the theory of action research, analyzing how it can be used to develop autonomy among language teachers. Although acknowledging that the research process is not always linear, the authors proceed according to a clear progression which teachers can adapt to their needs. They provide examples, narratives, questions and tasks, and give multiple ideas for establishing research questions, choosing appropriate methodologies, adapting to existing contexts, and collecting data. They also suggest possible instruments, and give clear instructions for carrying out the most common kinds of statistical procedures, and ideas for presenting, discussing, and writing up research findings. In spite of its practical bias, the book is theoretically and ethically rigorous, and contains an extensive glossary for quick and easy reference. It will appeal to trainee teachers, in-service teachers wanting to expand their own professional horizons or working for a higher qualification, and is an invaluable reference for teacher-educators and scholars.
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Introduction to Action Research
Chapter 2. Clarifying the research questions or hypotheses
Chapter 3. Research methods: options and issues
Chapter 4. Thinking about the context: setting (where?) and participants (who?)
Chapter 5. Collecting the data
Chapter 6. Analysing the data
Chapter 7. Discussing the data
Chapter 8. Example studies
Chapter 9. Presenting and writing up the action research
Chapter 10. Action researcher narratives
Chapter 11. Conclusion.
Chapter 2. Clarifying the research questions or hypotheses
Chapter 3. Research methods: options and issues
Chapter 4. Thinking about the context: setting (where?) and participants (who?)
Chapter 5. Collecting the data
Chapter 6. Analysing the data
Chapter 7. Discussing the data
Chapter 8. Example studies
Chapter 9. Presenting and writing up the action research
Chapter 10. Action researcher narratives
Chapter 11. Conclusion.