| Description |
xxv, 350 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Preface: The story of the book / Bill Atweh, Stephen Kemmis and Patricia Weeks -- 1. Parapet: from meta-project to network / Bill Atweh and Stephen Kemmis -- 2. Participatory action research and the study of practice / Stephen Kemmis and Mervyn Wilkinson -- 3. Research partnerships: principles and possibilities / Shirley Grundy -- 4. Some thoughts on contemporary theories of social justice / Fazal Rizvi -- 5. Parents as partners for educational change: the Ashgrove Healthy School Environment Project / Julie Davis and Sue Cooke -- 6. Bridges and broken fingernails / Charmaine Mckibbin, Tom J. Cooper and Joyce Blanche [et al.] -- 7. Students as action researchers: partnerships for social justice / Bill Atweh, Clare Christensen and Louise Dornan -- 8. A journey into a learning partnership: a university and a state system working together for curriculum change / Ian Macpherson, Tania Aspland and Bob Elliott [et al.] |
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9. Change in schools: practice and vision / Roger Marshall, Alison Cobb and Chris Ling -- 10. Action research for professional development on gender issues / Ross Brooker, Georgia Smeal and Lisa Ehrich [et al.] -- 11. Collaborative action research: learnings from a social sciences project in a secondary school / Ian Macpherson, Charles Arcodia and Sonya Gorman [et al.] -- 12. Action research as reflective collaboration / Denise Scott and Patricia Weeks -- 13. Occasional visits to the kingdom: part-time university teaching / James J. Watters, Clare Christensen and Charles Arcodia [et al.] -- 14. A pathway for postgraduate teaching / Tania Aspland and Ross Brooker -- 15. Academic growth through action research: A doctoral student's narrative / Mary Hanrahan -- 16. Collaborative writing in participatory action research / Clare Christensen and Bill Atweh |
| Summary |
"This book presents a collection of stories from action research projects in schools and a university. The collection is more than simply an illustration of the scope of action research in education - it shows how projects that differ on a variety of dimensions can raise similar themes, problems and issues. The book begins with theme chapters discussing action research, social justice and partnerships."--BOOK JACKET. "The case study chapters cover topics such as: how to make a school a healthier place; collaboration between a university and a state education department; how to involve parents in decision-making; students as action researchers; how to promote gender equity in schools; improving assessment in social sciences; staff development planning; doing a PhD through action research; writing up action research projects."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
Also available online via the World Wide Web, through Taylor and Francis eBook collection |
| Subject |
Action research in education.
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| Author |
Atweh, William F
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Kemmis, Stephen.
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Weeks, Patricia.
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| LC no. |
97025558 |
| ISBN |
0203024478 (electronic bk.) |
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0415171512 (hb) |
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0415171520 (pb) |
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