Action Research in Classrooms and Schools

First published in 1986, Action Research in Classrooms and Schools presents a wide variety of action research studies illuminating the contribution that action research can make and raises important points about the kinds of issues that can usefully be examined with this strategy. The chapters range across the curriculum and primary and secondary age ranges. The contributors consider the significant questions of professional development, self-appraisal, and co-operation between schools and other educational agencies, and, above all, focus on ways in which teachers themselves can and do generate strategies for improving their teaching and the quality of learning for their children. The book relates clearly to teachers’ practical concerns and will be of interest to all teachers and students determined to inquire rigorously into their own teaching practice.