The Reflective Educator's Guide to Classroom Research: Learning to Teach and Teaching to Learn Through Practitioner Inquiry - Rilegato

Dana, Nancy Fichtman; Yendol-Hoppey, Diane

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 1412966566 ISBN 13: 9781412966566

Casa editrice: Corwin Pr, 2008

Riassunto

Transform your teaching practice with this powerful approach to professional growth!

This updated bestseller gives prospective and practicing teachers everything they need to engage in the vital process of teacher inquiry. Featuring helpful exercises and step-by-step instructions, this how-to guide takes teachers through each stage of the process: formulating a research question, collaborating with others, collecting and analyzing data, writing and presenting classroom research, and assessing project quality. This revised edition includes:

• An updated section about professional learning communities 
• The latest methods of collecting data, from digital photos to blogging
• Added examples from middle and high school settings

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Recensione

"Like all illuminating teacher inquiry, this book asks relevant and intriguing questions, the very questions teacher researchers ask most often. The authors offer a step-by-step guide to answering those questions, deeply grounded in the work of elementary, middle, and high school teacher researchers." (JoBeth Allen, Professor of Language and Literacy Education 2008-02-14)

"Whether you are a preservice, beginning, or veteran teacher or teacher educator, this is the perfect resource for deepening your understanding of teacher inquiry." (Kevin J. Berry, Professional Development Community Site Coordinator, University of Florida 2008-03-04)

"Makes classroom-based research understandable and doable as an integral part of teaching. From finding a wondering to developing a research plan to data analysis and sharing findings, the authors support teacher researchers at all levels of experience." (Gail V. Ritchie, Coleader 2008-04-28)

L'autore

Nancy Fichtman Dana is currently professor of education in the School of Teaching and Learning at the University of Florida, Gainesville. She began her career in education as an elementary school teacher in Hannibal Central Schools, New York. Since earning her PhD from Florida State University in 1991, she has been a passionate advocate for teacher inquiry and has worked extensively in supporting schools, districts and universities in implementing powerful programs of job-embedded professional development through inquiry across the United States and in several countries, including China, South Korea, Belgium, Portugal, The Netherlands, Slovenia, and Estonia. She has published ten books and over 100 articles in professional journals and edited books focused on her research exploring teacher and principal professional development and practitioner inquiry. Dana has received many honors, including the Association of Teacher Educator’s Distinguished Research in Teacher Education Award and the National Staff Development Council (now Learning Forward) Book of the Year Award, both honoring Dana and Yendol-Hoppey’s work related to practitioner inquiry.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Corwin Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1412966566
• ISBN 13: 9781412966566
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 216