This book is for teachers who are looking, or being encouraged, to undertake research in their schools. Written by teachers and their HE research mentors, the book shows teachers how to 'do' and 'use' research and how to 'do' effective pedagogy.

List of boxes and tables

ix

List of contributors

x

Acknowledgements

xiv

Introduction: inviting research

1

(1)

Olwen Mcnamara

Bill Rogers

Developing a vision

2

(1)

The vision

3

(2)

Making the vision a reality

5

(2)

Moving on, changing visions

7

(2)

Overview of this book

9

(4)

PART 1 Emerging issues in teacher research

13

(36)

Evidence-based practice through practice-based evidence

15

(12)

Olwen Mcnamara

Introduction

15

(1)

Attitudes to research

16

(3)

How attitudes changed

19

(2)

Evidence-based practice

21

(1)

Evidence-based practitioners?

22

(1)

What counts as evidence?

23

(1)

Practice-based evidence

24

(3)

Research and the professional self

27

(10)

Anne Campbell

Introduction

27

(2)

The power of the `personal' in professional development

29

(2)

Contexts, cultures and collaborations

31

(3)

Autonomy, agency and accountability

34

(3)

Using videos to investigate speaking and listening

37

(12)

Liz Jones

Introduction

37

(1)

Video as a research tool

37

(1)

Unsystematic readings

38

(1)

From dialogue to systematic perusal

39

(1)

Analysing video clips

40

(4)

Assessing speaking and listening

44

(1)

Eliciting pupils' views

44

(2)

Reflections

46

(3)

PART 2 Insights into teacher research

49

(104)

Happily ever after: plotting effective narrative writing with 10-year-old children

51

(12)

Gudrun Heatley

Ian Stronach

Introduction

51

(1)

What was the problem?

51

(1)

What was the solution?

51

(1)

Baseline data analysis: narrative writing

52

(4)

Discussion 1

56

(1)

Discussion 2

57

(1)

Comparing the earlier and later essays

58

(1)

Story writing in the national tests

59

(1)

Reflections

60

(3)

Helping weak readers up the reading ladder

63

(15)

Sue Jennings

Introduction

63

(1)

The issue

64

(3)

The research and intervention programme

67

(5)

The results

72

(4)

Children's and parents' perceptions

76

(1)

Reflections

76

(2)

One mouth, two ears: seeking ways to make children and teachers effective speakers and listeners

78

(12)

Sarah Brealey

Claire Van-Es

Introduction

78

(1)

Our story

78

(1)

Year 3

79

(4)

Year 6 analysis

83

(2)

Year 2 analysis

85

(3)

Reflections

88

(2)

`Not only, but also...': `hard' and `soft' research stories

90

(12)

Mandy Walsh

Dave Hustler

Introduction

90

(1)

The `hard' story

90

(5)

The `soft' story

95

(5)

Reflection

100

(2)

Temple goes mental: researching the learning and teaching of mental arithmetic

102

(17)

Gary Gornell

Rob Halsall

Introduction

102

(1)

Phase 1

103

(3)

Phase 2

106

(5)

Phase 3

111

(4)

Reflections

115

(4)

`Homing in' on mathematics

119

(12)

Brain Corbin

Sandy Holt

Introduction

119

(1)

Finding a focus

119

(1)

School-HEI links: helping initial enquiries

120

(2)

Home and school: four strategies

122

(7)

Reflections

129

(2)

Balancing the forces: researching primary science in the classroom

131

(10)

Dave Heywood

Ann-Marie Roberts

Introduction

131

(1)

Focusing on forces

132

(1)

The focus shifts to language

133

(1)

Using video evidence

134

(2)

Implications: clarifying the problem

136

(1)

Where we go from here: practical experience as a support for language

137

(3)

Reflections

140

(1)

Streaming reviewed: some reflections from an inner-city, multi-ethnic primary school

141

(12)

Mike Berry

Helen White

Peter Foster

Introduction

141

(1)

Our story

141

(2)

Existing research on ability grouping in the primary school

143

(1)

Educational outcomes for pupils pre- and post-streaming

143

(3)

Teachers' views of the streaming system

146

(2)

Pupils' perceptions and views of the streaming system

148

(2)

Reflections

150

(3)

PART 3 Reflections upon collaborative research

153

(18)

Working together: the long spoons and short straws of collaboration

155

(16)

Ian Stronach

Olwen Mcnamara

Introduction

155

(1)

Ideological

156

(1)

Social

157

(2)

Philosophical

159

(1)

Mutual responsiveness

159

(3)

Commitment to mutual support

162

(2)

Centrifugal versus centripetal pressures

164

(1)

Scepticism and aspiration

165

(2)

Reflections

167

(4)

Toolkits

171

(12)

Index

183

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