Action Research by Clark, J. Spencer, Porath, Suzanne, Thiele, Julie, Jobe, Morgan

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- About the Authors -- What is Action Research for Classroom Teachers? -- Action Research as a Process for Professional Learning and Leadership -- Planning Your Research: Reviewing the Literature and Developing Questions -- Preparing for Action Research in the Classroom: Practical Issues -- Collecting Data in Your Classroom -- Analyzing Data from Your Classroom -- Let it Be Known! …”
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Qualitative Research a practical guide for health and social care researchers and practitioners by Ayton, Darshini, Tsindos, Tess, Berkovic, Danielle

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Scientific Inquiry in Social Work by DeCarlo, Matthew

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 1: Introduction to research -- Chapter 2: Beginning a research project -- Chapter 3: Reading and evaluating literature -- Chapter 4: Conducting a literature review -- Chapter 5: Ethics in social work research -- Chapter 6: Linking methods with theory -- Chapter 7: Design and causality -- Chapter 8: Creating and refining a research question -- Chapter 9: Defining and measuring concepts -- Chapter 10: Sampling -- Chapter 11: Survey research -- Chapter 12: Experimental design -- Chapter 13: Interviews and focus groups -- Chapter 14: Unobtrusive research: Qualitative and quantitative approaches -- Chapter 15: Real-world research: Evaluation, single-subjects, and action research -- Chapter 16: Reporting and reading research…”
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The ELC An Early Childhood Learning Community at Work by Bridge, Heather, Melita, Lorraine, Roiger, Patricia

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Working With Academic Literacies Case Studies Towards Transformative Practice by Lillis, Theresa, Harrington, Kathy, Lea, Mary, Mitchell, Sally

Table of Contents: “…Transforming Pedagogies of Academic Writing and Reading -- Introduction to Section 1 -- A Framework for Usable Pedagogy: Case Studies Towards Accessibility, Criticality and Visibility, Julio Gimenez and Peter Thomas -- Working With Power: A Dialogue about Writing Support Using Insights from Psychotherapy, Lisa Clughen and Matt Connell -- An Action Research Intervention Towards Overcoming "Theory Resistance" in Photojournalism Students, Jennifer Good -- Student-Writing Tutors: Making Sense of "Academic Literacies", Joelle Adams -- "Hidden Features" and "Overt Instruction" in Academic Literacy Practices: A Case Study in Engineering, Adriana Fischer -- Making Sense of my Thesis: Master's Level Thesis Writing as Constellation of Joint Activities, Kathrin Kaufhold -- Thinking Creatively About Research Writing, Cecile Badenhorst, Cecilia Moloney, Jennifer Dyer, Janna Rosales and Morgan Murray -- Disciplined Voices, Disciplined Feelings: Exploring Constraints and Choices in a Thesis Writing Circle, Kate Chanock, Sylvia Whitmore and Makiko Nishitani -- How Can the Text Be Everything? …”
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