A native of Australia, Geoff Mills moved to the USA in 1986 to undertake doctoral studies at the University of Oregon. After completing his PhD in 1988, Geoff accepted his first teaching position at Southern Oregon State College (now Southern Oregon University). After 12 years of teaching, Geoff moved in to university administration where he served as Dean and Professor of Education in the School of Education at Southern Oregon University. Most recently, Geoff has returned to the faculty in the School of Education as a professor of education.
Geoff has traveled extensively and given invited action research presentations in Australia, New Zealand, Greenland, United Kingdom, Canada, and many states in the United States. In addition to Action Research: A Guide for the Teacher Researcher, 5e, Geoff is also the active author of Educational Research: Competencies for Analysis and Applications (2012; with L. R. Gay and P. Airasian), now in its 10th edition.
CHAPTER 1: Understanding Action Research
CHAPTER 2: Ethics
CHAPTER 3: Deciding on an Area of Focus
CHAPTER 4: Data Collection Techniques
CHAPTER 5: Data Collection Considerations: Validity, Reliability, and Generalizability
CHAPTER 6: Data Analysis and Interpretation
CHAPTER 7: Action Planning for Educational Change
CHAPTER 8: Writing Up Action Research
CHAPTER 9: Evaluating Action Research
APPENDIX A: Action Research in Action: A Case Study of Curtis Elementary School and an Article Critique
APPENDIX B: Standard Deviation and Action Research
APPENDIX C: Displaying Data Visually
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