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Ravitch, Sharon M.; Carl, Nicole Mittenfelner – Harvard Education Press, 2019
In "Applied Research for Sustainable Change," Sharon M. Ravitch and Nicole Mittenfelner Carl draw on twenty years of teaching and research to offer an incisive guide to practitioner-led qualitative research. They make the case for "local knowledge generation"--inquiry-based, school-level research that can contextualize…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Sustainability, Organizational Change, Educational Change
Sterrett, William L. – ASCD, 2011
What does it take to be a great school leader? An award-winning former principal poses this question to renowned school leaders and experts in the field to provide you with insight into the actions that lead to success. These giants in the field of educational leadership--including Baruti Kafele, Rick DuFour, Carol Ann Tomlinson, and James…
Descriptors: School Culture, Individualized Instruction, Instructional Leadership, Principals
Wellman, Bruce; Lipton, Laura – Journal of Staff Development, 2000
Teachers' quests for more data-based planning, problem solving, and decision making often stumble against limited capacities for engaging in thoughtful interactions, with groups typically lacking process tools, collaborative communication skills, and reflective habits. This article presents a three-phase model for guiding data-driven dialogue in…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Data Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Group Dynamics
Dimmitt, Carey; Carey, John C.; Hatch, Trish – Corwin Press, 2007
This book talks about the enormous pressure school counselors are under to document effectiveness by using data and producing quantitative accountability reports--whether or not they've had the appropriate training. Highly respected by counselor educators and trainers it gives preservice and inservice school counselors the tools to knowledgeably…
Descriptors: Program Development, Decision Making, Behavior Modification, Behavior Change
Rubin, Herbert J.; Rubin, Irene S. – 1995
Intended for students and for researchers who conduct interviews as part of case studies or as ethnography, this book provides a comprehensive, up-to-date introduction to the theory and practice of qualitative interviewing. It shows researchers how to design research based on interview data; to stimulate conversation; to absorb what is being said;…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cultural Influences, Data Analysis, Ethnography

Templin, Thomas J.; And Others – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, 1992
Seven articles discuss research by and for practitioners. The topics include demystification of research for practitioners, experiences with helping teacher researchers, an application of a collaborative action research model, one health practitioner's experience, creating a dance research database, basic data analysis for nonresearchers, and why…
Descriptors: Action Research, Dance, Data Analysis, Data Collection
Bernhardt, Victoria L. – Journal of Staff Development, 2000
Presents a model to help schools pose and answer data-based questions about teaching and learning, describing different types of data that educators can use to piece together pictures of their schools (e.g., student learning statistics, demographic data, and school process data) and discussing how educators can cross data from different categories…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Collection, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Padak, Nancy; Padak, Gary – 1994
This paper, which is intended to assist adult literacy practitioners interested in conducting research about their programs, discusses the four stages of the action research process: identifying questions to guide the research, collecting information to answer the questions, analyzing the information collected, and sharing the results with others.…
Descriptors: Action Research, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Data Analysis
Funnell, Robert, Ed. – 1996
This handbook, which was written by researchers with expertise in Australia's technical and further education (TAFE) system, provides background information about the following: approaches to research in vocational education and training (VET); the range of methods normally used in research and their the application to VET; and procedures for…
Descriptors: Action Research, Adult Education, Data Analysis, Data Collection
Cranton, Patricia – 2000
This book integrates what is known about how adults learn and the principles of instructional design into a practical, yet theoretically based guide for planning instruction. The following are among the specific topics discussed: (1) the theoretical framework of instructional design in adult education (lifelong and experiential learning;…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students