Action+Research

//toc The links on this page will actually take you to another wiki I created that is intended to be a repository for materials, tools, and tips that will be helpful to teacher-researchers and their students.// user:chericem1

=Resources for Action Research= > >
 * Action Research Steps (Checklist) [[image:http://rcwp2006.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32" link="http://rcwp2006.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/Action+Research+Steps.doc"]][| Action Research Steps.doc]
 * Formulating a Research Question
 * Reviewing the Literature
 * Locating Information
 * Search Tips & Tricks
 * Search Tools
 * Search Tutorials
 * Organizing Information
 * Bookmarking Useful Websites
 * Taking Notes
 * Organizing the Notes You Take
 * Evaluating the Information You Find
 * Writing the Literature Review
 * Obtaining Necessary Permissions (IRB, Informed Consent, Assent, Parental Permission)
 * Collecting Data
 * Artifacts, Documents
 * Audio Recording
 * Field Notes
 * Focus Groups
 * Interviewing
 * Things to Consider
 * Interview Template
 * Interview Tools
 * Journals
 * Observation
 * Statistics
 * Surveys
 * Videotapes
 * Analyzing the Data
 * Interpreting the Data
 * Representing the Data
 * Writing Up the Research
 * Disseminating the Findings
 * Continuing Your Scholarship


 * Other helpful resources for teacher-researchers include:**

[|Center for the Scholarship of Teaching] - On this site, you'll find annotated links to articles, books, communities, resources, and materials designed to facilitate action research.

[|Design-based Research Collective] - Links to publications and materials re: design-based research perspectives in education

Chiseri-Strater, Elizabeth, & Sunstein, Bonnie S. (2006). //What works?: A practical guide for teacher research.// Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann. ISBN 0-325-00713-6. - An outstanding, teacher-friendly book designed to lead teachers through the action research process with clear explanations, thoughtful examples, and practical, bite-sized "assignments." The book is extremely well-organized, so if you don't have time to read the whole thing, take a look at the bulleted list under the number of each chapter (it outlines the content of the chapter), and then read all the gray boxes (which do a phenomenal job of highlighting key ideas and giving concrete tasks that will lead teachers through the process).

Grant Writing - This link will take you to a number of downloadable handouts I compiled to help beginning grant writers get started.

[|Center for the Scholarship of Teaching] - On this site, you'll find annotated links to articles, books, communities, resources, and materials designed to facilitate action research.

=Resources for Doctoral Research=

[|Orientation to Research] - A comprehensive collection of information developed by Dr. Mary Kennedy that covers common components of qualitative research, including conducting interviews, observations, and surveys; evaluating existing research; and reasoning with evidence user:chericem1

[|Research Design] - A wiki created by Dr. Matt Koehler that contains a wealth of helpful information for designing a study (including some helpful templates for writing up the purpose of the study) user:chericem1


 * 1) Formulating a Research Question
 * 2)  Locating Information
 * 3)  Organizing Information
 * 4) Writing the Literature Review
 * 5) Obtaining Necessary Permissions (IRB)
 * 6) Collecting the Data
 * 7) Evaluating Information
 * 8)  Analyzing the Data
 * 9) Representing the Data
 * 10)  Writing up the Research
 * 11) Disseminating the Findings

See also: Dissertation Proposal, Research Practicum

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