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by Jennifer Webster, 2003 |
This M.Ed. thesis, completed in 2003, reports an Action Research investigation set in the context of teaching literacy in a Grade 3 classroom. The study also explores the development of a learning community in which teachers can engage in professional development. |
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The Improvement of Student by Michael Prendergast, Principal,
Ontario Principals Council Research Report, August 2002
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The practice of action research is an alternative perspective of teachers being reflective learners who challenge the assumptions of the culture in our schools. What we have never learned to do in the teaching profession is to write and converse about our teaching and share our results with colleagues. Is it any wonder that we feel isolated and that we don't have a common culture of improving teaching quality? As an educator I feel I am a learner. It creates a messy and clouded view in the belief that learning and teaching are synonymous and occur simultaneously. To do action research successfully it must be built into system and school improvement frameworks that are well supported by administrators and funded with the necessary resources. Teachers and administrators must work within a supportive context to conduct action research in meaningful ways. School improvement must be shared by all staff and decision making processes need to be encouraged. This is based on the assumption that real change in program and instruction will only occur if supported from within the class room of our schools. |
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Center for Collaborative Action Research |
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The Ontario Action Researcher (on-line journal for teachers) |
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Passion in Professional Practice II (Grand Erie District School Board) |
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Action Research in the Grand Erie District School Board |
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Action Research at Bath University (UK) |
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WEB Links To Participatory Action Research Sites |
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Educating as Inquiry A Teacher / Action Research Site |
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NETWORKS--An On-Line Journal for Teacher Research |
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Action Research Resources at Southern Cross University, Australia |
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The Teacher Inquirer (BC Teachers' Federation) |
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Action Research Electronic Reader at University of Sydney, Australia |
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Collaborative Action Research Network University of East Anglia, UK |