Classroom teachers are uniquely placed to contribute to knowledge about classroom practice. Encourages the search for the key to unlock the research potential of teachers. (DDR)

A second-grade teacher conducted a study aimed at raising students' abilities to use certain strategies (predicting, questioning, and connecting to text) and at increasing their enthusiasm for reading via literature circles (book discussion groups). Test and rubric results, survey responses, and interview comments affirm literature circles' value.…

A high school English teacher discusses how she integrated three types of learning strategies (graphic organizers, note-taking styles, and summarizing techniques) into three literature units--the short story, the novel, and the epic. Students were introduced to various strategies and encouraged to select those that matched their own learning…

Describes the "Book Club Plus Inquiry Group," a group of classroom teachers and university teacher educators in Michigan involved in practitioner research. Offers perspectives from the group on the question of what counts as teacher research. Concludes with a model of their conception. (SR)

An expatriate Irishman living in Finland whose chosen field of research is American-Indian education responds to the idea that only American Indians should write about Indian education. He encourages cross-cultural studies about the educational experiences of different tribes, recommends comparisons between Irish and Indian experiences, and…

Discusses the study of teacher researchers undertaking research into self-chosen aspects of their own mathematics teaching at the secondary level by using qualitative methods to explore the processes and practices of this research and the issues that it raised. Emphasizes that emergent theory of teachers' research activity fit strongly with a view…

Redefines "Jensenism" in terms of the personal qualities and beliefs that have made Jensen a researcher of note, including tackling controversial topics with empiricism. Illustrates these aspects of "Jensenism" by recounting personal experiences with Jensen and his research. (SLD)

In addition to establishing the relationship between reaction time (RT) and intelligence, Jensen has explored the role of intraindividual variability and its genetic basis. Jensen's theories blend facts from behavioral research on RT with neurological events. (Author/SLD)

Describes a group of teachers working together to consider Action Research projects in their own classrooms in the area of assessment. Describes ways teachers can use a range of assessments (rubrics, performance assessments, checklists, and other feedback and assessments), analyzed in a variety of ways, to examine the effectiveness of their…

Analyzes the role of computers in supporting the writing process in a large-scale, multisite action research study into use of computers as tools for learning. Notes that the computers and desktop publishing significantly affected the conduct of the action research as well as the collaborative relationship between teacher-researchers and the…

Based on Mulkay's and Kuhn's models of change in scientific structure, a scientific communication model of the emergence of a hybrid research area was developed and tested in the field of developmental dyslexia; 74 researchers were partitioned into "blocks" of similar scientists. Results show support for Mulkay's model of branching…

Explores the ramifications of feminist research methodology that advocates interpersonal fieldwork relationships with women who become agents in the inquiry rather than the objects of study. The case study of life history fieldwork with a female educational administrator illustrates the difficulties the researcher had in defining her own role.…

In "Operation Just Read," a teacher leadership team used action-research procedures to identify a problem (low independent reading levels), obtain baseline data, analyze results, formulate a rationale, implement a program, collect data, analyze results, and arrive at conclusions. Schools can increase at-home independent reading for the average…

Qualitative researchers who study electronic communities or describe online communications must change their research tools and adapt their activities to new environments to continue ethical practices. Possibilities of online research within the context of ethical qualitative practice are explored, and suggestions are offered for appropriate ways…

This paper reviews the literature on teachers as researchers, tracing the roots of the subject back to Dewey. The paper notes problems with implementing the concept in teacher education programs and in the schools. It also provides a plan for promoting teachers as researchers and suggests a way of supporting the plan. (SM)