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Digging Deeper Into Action Research: A Teacher Inquirer′s Field Guide
Contributor(s): Fichtman Dana, Nancy (Author)
ISBN: 1452241953     ISBN-13: 9781452241951
Publisher: Corwin Publishers
OUR PRICE:   $30.35  
Product Type: Paperback
Published: February 2013
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BISAC Categories:
- Education | Research
Dewey: 370.72
LCCN: 2013001740
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 7" W x 9.9" (0.65 lbs) 120 pages
 
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Publisher Description:

Take your great idea to the next level with action-research

Nancy Fichtman Dana steps in as your action-research coach and leads you on a journey from wonderings to real change in your classroom. With real-life vignettes, self-guided worksheets, and an included DVD, this companion is your go-to guide each time you embark on a new inquiry toward professional growth. Teachers, students, and action-research coaches alike will learn how to:

  • Reframe initial wonderings into pointed inquiries
  • Creatively analyze both qualitative and quantitative data
  • Draw action-research topics out of ordinary discussions with colleagues
  • Share findings with others to help them improve as well

Contributor Bio(s): Dana, Nancy Fichtman: - 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.