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Action Research: Improving Schools and Empowering Educators
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Preface Acknowledgments Part I. ?What Is Action Research? 1. Introduction to Action Research 2. Overview of the Action Research Process Part II. ?How Di I Begin My Action Research Study? 3. Planning for Action Research 4. Developing a Research Plan Part III. ?What Do I Do With All These Data? 5. Collecting Data 6. Analyzing Data Part IV. ?I've Got Results! ... Now What? 7. Developing an Action Plan 8. Sharing and Reflecting 9. Writing Up Action Research Appendix A. Sample Action Research Report: The Achievement Gap at Highland Park High School Appendix B. Sample Action Research Report: Motivation in Social Studies Glossary References Credits Index About the Author
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- Authors
- Mertler, C. A.
- Corresponding author
- Mertler, Craig A.
- ORCID
- Mertler, Craig A.
- Venue
- Sage eBooks
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications, Inc
- Published
- 2017
- OpenAlex
- W627469496
- Cited by
- 547
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 10 · 2025: 38 · 2024: 55 · 2023: 57 · 2022: 89 · 2021: 45 · 2020: 37 · 2019: 57 · 2018: 43 · 2017: 23
- FWCI
- 67.57
- Type
- book
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Sage eBooks (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Education › Teacher Education and Leadership Studies
- Social Sciences › Education › Educational Research and Methods
- Social Sciences › Education › Educational Assessment and Improvement
- Keywords
- action research, school improvement, teacher empowerment, research planning, data collection, data analysis, action planning, reflective practice, sharing research results, achievement gap, student motivation, social studies education
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