Classroom-Based Research and Evidence-Based Practice : A Guide for Teachers

by Keith Taber

• ISBN13: 9781412923231
• ISBN10: 1412923239
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-06-15
• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
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Summary

'This is an exceptionally strong book. It is packed with interesting and valid arguments and shows a great understanding both of classrooms and of educational research' - Michael Reiss, Institute of Education, University of London Invaluable for anyone undertaking teacher education courses and other graduate courses involving an element of educational research, this text equips the reader with the necessary knowledge and skills to be confident in appreciating the nature, limitations and possibilities of small-scale classroom research, and critically reading the research of others. It includes case examples and pedagogical features throughout to enable the reader to fully engage with the issues surrounding teaching and learning.

Table of Contents

Learning About Educational Research

The Professional Teacher and Educational Research

What Is this Thing Called Educational Research?

How Do Educational Researchers Think about Their Research?

What Strategies Do Educational Researchers Use?

Learning From Educational Research

Teachers Evaluating Research Quality

Teachers Evaluating Research Relevance

Learning Through Educational Research

Teachers Planning Research

Teachers Collecting Evidence through Research

Teachers Interrogating the Evidence from Classroom Studies

Teachers Making the Case through Reporting Research

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