Making a Difference : Action Research in Middle Level Education

by Caskey, Micki M.

• ISBN13: 9781593113568
• ISBN10: 1593113560
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-06-01
• Publisher: Information Age Pub Inc

Table of Contents

Foreword
Sue Swaim	ix
Introduction: Taking Action in Middle Level Education
Micki M. Caskey	xi
1. Action Research for Middle Level Educational Professionals
Joanne M. Arhar	1	(16)
2. Effects of Young Adolescents' Perceived Motivators on Academic Achievement and Self-Efficacy
Laila Y. Sanguras	17	(24)
3. The Use of Manipulatives in Mathematics
Theresa A. Shrum	41	(22)
4. Teacher Collaboration: The Missing Link in Inclusive Education
Diane Stanton	63	(20)
5. Experiencing Action Research: A Preservice Collaborative Team Studies a Middle School in Crisis
Sandra L. Stacki	83	(24)
6. On the Job Training: Action Research in a Middle Level Alternative Certification Program
Melinda Wilder, Dorie Combs, and Cynthia Resor	107	(18)
7. Using Action Research for Aspiring Middle Level Administrators: Going Beyond the Traditional Practicum Experience
Sue C. Thompson, Larry Gregg, and Loyce Caruthers	125	(22)
8. Selecting Master Teachers in a Professional Development School: Inquiry and Action using Peer Evaluation
Holly J. Thorton	147	(22)
9. Creating Effective Middle Schools through Inquiry: Conversations with Practitioners
Heidi Bulmahn Barker and Carole Basile	169	(16)
10. "Just Pretending to Read": Teaching Middle School Students to be Strategic Readers
Penny A. Bishop, Nick Boke, Susanna W. Pflaum, and Ned Kirsch	185	(30)
11. Collaborative Team Action Research in the Middle Grades: A Tool for Professional Development
Dan R. Saurino, Penelope L. Saurino, and Linda Crawford	215	(24)
12. Framing an Urban School-University Partnership: A Critical Analysis
Kathleen F. Malu	239	(22)
13. Using Research to Refine School Improvement in the Middle Grades: Perspectives from Middle Start
Pritha Gopalan, Teri West, Patrick Montesano, and Steve Hoelscher	261	(24)
14. Recommendations and Resources for Action Research
Micki M. Caskey	285	(14)
About the Authors	299