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Balanced coverage of quantitative data collection and analysis techniques

• Chapter 4, Data Collection Techniques, covers collection techniques for the most frequently used qualitative and quantitative data, including observations, interviews, teacher-made tests, and standardized test data.
• Chapter 6, Data Analysis and Interpretation, guides students through data analysis and provides techniques, coding guidelines, and examples for analyzing both quantitative and qualitative data.
• Additional coverage of mixed methods research has been added throughout the book.

A focus on producing critical consumers of action research

• A new chapter, Evaluating Action Research (Chapter 9), helps students become critical consumers of research. 
• Included in Chapter 9 is an article from an action research journal that is analyzed using the new criteria for evaluating action research.
• Appendix A, Action Research in Action, contains an extended example and evaluation of an action research case study.

An expanded coverage of ethics

• Chapter 2, Ethics, provides an expanded discussion of ethical guidelines and provides guidance for seeking and obtaining Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval.

Integration to the MyEducationLab for Action Research website

• The fourth edition of Action Research includes margin note integration with MyEducationLab for Action Research, a dynamic online learning environment that provides students with the opportunity to build a better understanding of action research through engagement with real products from the research process. 

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• Action Research: A Guide for the Teacher Researcher, 3/E
  Mills
  ©2007  |  Pearson  |  Paper; 272 pp  |  Out of Print
  ISBN-10: 013172276X  |  ISBN-13: 9780131722767
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  A main text for courses in Action Research or a supplement to courses in Research Methods in Education.

   

  Known for its practical, step-by-step guidance for teachers on how to do research in classrooms, Action Research: A Guide for the Teacher Researcher can be used as a core text for courses in action research or as a supplement in any educational research course.  Born of the author's own experience working with teachers and principals, this text provides a step-by-step outline of how to “do” action research—backed by the most extensive theory and research coverage on the market today. The author guides future educators through the action research process via numerous concrete illustrations and a wealth of on-line resources; positioning it as a fundamental component of teaching, alongside curriculum development, assessment, and classroom management.  Key changes in the revision include: a new chapter on ethics (Chapter 5), expanded discussion of literature review, expanded discussion of data collection techniques using quantitative data collection techniques, expanded coverage of data analysis and interpretation techniques, and expanded coverage of descriptive statistics in Appendix B.  Accessible, comprehensive, scholastically sound—this is a “hands-on” guide for anyone who aspires to be an exceptional educator.

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Author Bios

A native of Australia, Geoff moved to the USA in 1986 to undertake doctoral studies at the University of Oregon. After completing his PhD in 1988, Geoff accepted his first teaching position at Southern Oregon State College (now Southern Oregon University). After 12 years of teaching, Geoff moved into university administration and is now in his ninth year as Dean and Professor of Education in the School of Education at Southern Oregon University.

Geoff has traveled extensively and given invited action research presentations in Australia, New Zealand, Greenland, the United Kingdom, Canada, and many states in the US. In addition to Action Research: A Guide for the Teacher Researcher, Fourth Edition, Geoff is also the only active author of Educational Research: Competencies for Analysis and Applications (2009) now in its 9th edition.

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