The Wiley Handbook of Action Research in Education
by Craig A. Mertler
1st Edition
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Book Details
| Print ISBN | 9781119399964 |
| eText ISBN | 9781119399476 |
| Publisher | Wiley-Blackwell |
| Publishing Year | 2019 |
| Edition | 1st Edition |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 632 |
The Wiley Handbook of Action Research in Education, 1st Edition, is a scholarly handbook that examines action research conducted exclusively within educational environments. Edited by Craig A. Mertler, the text presents theoretical foundations, guiding principles, and practical investigations situated across PK-12 and higher education settings.
Contributions from an international team of scholars provide global perspectives on educational inquiry. Thematic coverage addresses systemic change, participatory action research, and teacher professional learning, alongside classroom applications such as collaborative analysis of student work.
Prepared for advanced undergraduate students, graduate students, and researchers, the volume also features personal accounts from practitioners detailing the professional and personal value of their inquiry projects.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Education Action Research: With and for the Next Generation
Chapter 2: History of Action Research in Education
Chapter 3: The Body of Literature on Action Research in Education
Chapter 4: US Perspectives on Action Research in Education
Chapter 5: Worldwide Perspectives on Action Research in Education
Chapter 6: Rigor in Educational Action Research and the Construction of Knowledge Democracies
Chapter 7: Theory in Educational Action Research
Chapter 8: Legitimacy of and Value in Action Research
Chapter 9: Comparing and Contrasting Action Research and Action Learning
Chapter 10: The Underlying Importance of Context and Voice in Action Research
Chapter 11: Supportive Contexts for Action Research
Chapter 12: Action Research for Teacher Professional Development: Being and Becoming an Expert Teacher
Chapter 13: Action Research as Professional Learning for Educators
Chapter 14: Action Research as Inquiry in Professional Practice Doctoral Programs
Chapter 15: Participatory Action Research (PAR) in Education
Chapter 16: Action Research and Popular Education: Implications for Twenty-First Century Leadership and Research Practices
Chapter 17: Action Research for Social Justice Advocacy
Chapter 18: Innovations in the Dissemination of Action Research: Rhetoric, Media, and Communication
Chapter 19: Action Research for Systemic Change in Education
Chapter 20: The Promise and Future of Action Research in Education
Chapter 21: The Experience of Students and Faculty When Elements of Bloom's Mastery Learning Are Used in an Online Statistics Course: A Participatory Action Research Study
Chapter 22: The Function of Freedom: Practitioner Action Research in Emancipatory Social Justice Teacher Education
Chapter 23: Practitioner Action Research in an Urban STEM High School
Chapter 24: Action Research as Professional Development: A Study of the Impact of Collaborative Analysis of Student Work on Teacher Practice and Student Writing
Chapter 25: Exploring Literature Circles Discussions Through Action Research
Chapter 26: Story as an Organizing and Inquiry Tool for Action Research Partnerships Committed to Social Justice and Educational Change
Chapter 27: Investigating the Benefits of Curriculum-Based Readers Theatre for English Language Learners Through an Innovative Professional Learning Community Model
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