Becoming a Teacher Through Action Research : Process, Context, and Self-study

Becoming a Teacher through Action Research, Second Edition skillfully interweaves the stories of pre-service teaching with the process of action research. This engaging text focuses specifically on the needs of pre-service teachers by providing assistance for all stages of the research experience, including guidance on how to select an area of focus, design a culturally-proficient study, collect and interpret data, and communicate findings. With an updated preface and introduction, this revised edition fully develops a convincing response to the framing question of the book, "Why pre-service teacher action research?" The new edition offers a more robust overview of research methodology, including mixed methods examples as well as quantitative data collection strategies. The authors also touch on digital photography and audio collection tools for presenting action research. Using additional activities and examples, the authors clarify how to ask critical questions using literature reviews. New Features in the Second Edition: Fresh "Action Research Memos" New examples, expanded glossary, and enhanced literature review guidance Chapter overview charts to better provide a roadmap of the action research process New end-of-chapter Content and Process Questions to encourage understanding Companion website with downloadable templates and additional instructor resources: cw.routledge.com/textbooks/9780415801065/. This one-of-a-kind guide continues to offer invaluable support for teacher-education students during a critical phase of their professional—and personal—lives. Routledge Table of Contents: Main Road 6 Table of Contents: Cultural Contexts (CC) and Self-Study (SS) Side Roads 7 Acknowledgments 8 An Introductory Guide and Invitation 12 Chapter 1 Becoming a Student Teacher–Action Researcher 20 Chapter 2 Discovering an Area of Focus 56 Chapter 3 Action Research Design and Methodology 83 Chapter 4 Data Analysis and Interpretation 111 Chapter 5 Telling the Story of Your Action Research 159 Chapter 6 Living Action Research as a Professional Educator 180 Appendix A: Personal Paradigm Self-Test/Scoring Guide 196 Appendix B: Data Set/Teacher Images 196 Appendix C: Data Set/Teacher Gifts and Clothing 197 Appendix D: Data Set/Teachers According to Hollywood 198 Appendix E: Dissecting and Reformulating Your Critical Question 199 Appendix F: Data-Collection Tools Explored 199 Appendix F1: Note-Taking/Note-Making 200 Appendix F2: Anecdotal Notes 201 Appendix F3: Logs, Checklists, and Rating Scales 203 Appendix F4: Mapping 206 Appendix F5: Shadowing 207 Appendix F6: Survey, Questionnaire, Attitude Response Scales 208 Appendix F7: Formal, Informal, and Focus Group Interviews 210 Appendix F8: Sociogram 211 Appendix F9: Multiple Intelligences Approaches to Interviews 213 Appendix F10: Working with Artifacts 214 Appendix G: Research Design Templates 216 G1: Integrated Action Research Design 216 G2: Curriculum Analysis Action Research Design 218 G3: Ethnography Action Research Design 219 G4: Self-Study Action Research Design 221 G5: Example of an Action Research Design 223 Appendix H: Gaining Permissions/Letter Template 229 Appendix I: Strategies for Thinking about Data 231 Appendix J: Examples of Analytic Memos 235 Appendix K: Practice Data Set/Grade 9 Biology 240 Glossary 248 References 251 Index 261 9780415801065

becoming A Teacher Through Action Research, second Edition Skillfully Interweaves The Stories Of Pre-service Teaching With The Process Of Action Research. This Engaging Text Focuses Specifically On The Needs Of Pre-service Teachers By Providing Assistance For All Stages Of The Research Experience, Including Guidance On How To Select An Area Of Focus, Design A Culturally-proficient Study, Collect And Interpret Data, And Communicate Findings.

with An Updated Preface And Introduction, This Revised Edition Fully Develops A Convincing Response To The Framing Question Of The Book, Why Pre-service Teacher Action Research? The New Edition Offers A More Robust Overview Of Research Methodology, Including Mixed Methods Examples As Well As Quantitative Data Collection Strategies. The Authors Also Touch On Digital Photography And Audio Collection Tools For Presenting Action Research. Using Additional Activities And Examples, The Authors Clarify How To Ask Critical Questions Using Literature Reviews.

new Features In The Second Edition:
• *fresh Action Research Memos
• *new Examples, Expanded Glossary, And Enhanced Literature Review Guidance
• *chapter Overview Charts To Better Provide A Roadmap Of The Action Research Process
• *new End-of-chapter Content And Process Questions To Encourage Understanding
• *companion Website With Downloadable Templates And Additional Instructor Resources: Cw.routledge.com/textbooks/9780415801065/.

this One-of-a-kind Guide Continues To Offer Invaluable Support For Teacher-education Students During A Critical Phase Of Their Professional—and Personal—lives.

Becoming a Teacher through Action Research is specifically written for those students seeking initial teacher licensure. Written to support these pre-service teachers, it recognizes that the process of doing action research can serve as a vehicle for assuming the professional identity of a teacher and deals directly with challenges and dilemmas of doing action research as a student teacher. The book is divided into three roads. The main road, Doing Action Research, provides direct instruction for developing a critical question and research design, followed by instruction on how to interpret data. The side-roads, Cultural Context and Self-Study support teacher identity development by allowing opportunity for the reader to analyze and deconstruct both self and cultural paradigms surrounding teaching/researching.The final chapters of the book support the reader in going public with their action research and using the process of action research to move into the first year of teaching and planning for continued professional development. The book is interactive, inviting the reader to respond to text by writing and/or drawing responses. The companion CD allows the reader to either read and interact with the text completely electronically or use a combination of paper text and CD. The CD also includes downloadable templates, interactive charts/graphs, and full text examples of student written action research papers.