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Part I. Understanding Action Research
Ch 1. The Disconnection Between Educational Research and Practice: The Case for Teacher Action Research
Introduction
Why the Disconnection Between Research and Practice
Responding to the Gap Between Research and Practice: Renewing an Old Debate
Limitations of Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Design
School Context and Educational Research
The Search for School Context
Transcending the R&D Model of Knowledge Transfer
Embracing an Epistemology of Practice
Moving Towards a Knowledge Democracy
Teacher Action Research and Knowledge Democracies
Summary
Ch 2. Teacher Action Research: Collaborative, Participatory, and Democratic Inquiry
What is Teacher Action Research?
Action Research Changing Practice
Action Research: Teachers' Voices
The Origins of Action Research
Approaches to Action Research
Summary
Ch 3. A Paradigm of Action Research
Introduction
What is a Paradigm?
Four Research Paradigms
Distinguishing Characteristics of an Action Research Paradigm
Challenges for Action Research
Summary
Ch 4. The Validity of Action Research
Introduction
What is Validity?
Triangulation
Validity as Inquiry
Generalization in Action Research
Summary
Ch 5. Teacher Action Research as Professional Development
Introduction
Action Research/Professional Development
Action Research as Professional Development: Teacher Outcomes
Temporary Systems and the Collaborative Action Research Process
Action Research as Professional Development: Teacher Voices
Summary
Part II. Collaborative ActionResearch: Foundation for Knowledge Democracies
Ch 6. Collaborative Research
Introduction
The Collaborative Nature of Action Research
Teacher Research: The Interaction of Individual and Collaborative Action Research
Summary
Ch 7. Conditions for Building a Knowledge Democracy Through Collaborative Teacher Action Research
Introduction
Trust
Time
Including New Research Partners: Students as Researchers
Including New Research Partners: Parents as Researchers
Learning How to Collaborate
Three Challenges in Developing Collaboration
Summary
Ch 8. Creating Knowledge Democracies: Professional Development Schools
Introduction
The Nature and Character of a Professional Development School (PDS)
The Challenges of Building a Professional Development School as a Knowledge Democracy
Summary
Part III. Practicing Action Research
Ch 9. Fundamental Practices for Teacher Action Research
Introduction
Reflection
Dialogue
Documentation
Questions to Facilitate Reflection About Teaching/Learning
Summary
Ch 10. Case Study and Teacher Action Research
Introduction
What is a Case Study?
Case Studies of Programs
Retrospective Case Studies of Curriculum
Case Study of the Individual
Summary
Ch 11. Conducting Teacher Action Research
Introduction
Principles for Doing Action Research
Summary
Appendix A. Teacher Action Research Samples
Appendix B. Annotated Action Research Web sites
Appendix C. Curriculum and Instruction Web sites
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