This paper describes how one graduate student in a master's degree program for mathematics teachers moved from a state of confusion and anxiety to confidence in herself as a teacher researcher via a three-way collaboration among the teacher, her university professor, and her school supervisor. The second semester of her year-long Research in…

This study examined the influence of research journals beyond their function as a data collection instrument. The researcher used a research journal to record field notes and write reflections and to develop a better understanding of the research role. The study that is the focus of the discussion was an examination of the development of…

The focus of this paper is the politics and practicalities of using, training, and paying young people as peer researchers in their schools. It begins by presenting a five-point rationale for involving peer researchers in research about young people. The paper also discusses the ethics and politics of negotiating peer research in four New Zealand…

Elliot Eisner has sketched the outlines of the move toward plurality in educational research in an essay that embraces, perhaps unintentionally, a postmodern orientation that has the potential to disrupt the historically monolithic character of educational research. Eisner's discussion is expanded to suggest that qualitative research in…

Teachers, parents, policymakers, and others interested in researching what is best for teaching children literacy skills will find literally thousands of resources purporting to be "best practices." This book suggests examining real classrooms--teachers and students actively involved in literacy learning--to determine what works in…

This paper draws on the findings from a collaborative research journey with two groups of primary school teachers and principals within a context of curriculum change in Hong Kong. The purpose of the paper is an invitation to stakeholders to reflect and act upon the findings that can have an impact on reconstructing teachers' work at various…

This paper explores the way teachers make use of and work on theory to disrupt and ultimately improve everyday educational practice. The paper argues that teachers working on and with theory can and do generate new forms of educative practices in the field of literacy education, which are based on explicit standpoints towards social justice in…

Information is one of the most important tools education decision makers need to help them effectively spend taxpayer money, allocate qualified staff, and determine the effectiveness of education investments. Decision makers must understand the role and influence of monetary and staff resources on the education system, and they must have…

Discusses the systematic and scientific study of sport and physical education and suggests areas for cross-cultural analysis. (RK)

Research supported in part by funds from the Department of Special Education, University of Minnesota, and the U.S. Office of Education. (DS)

One goal of the May 1968 reorganization of the Columbus Public School System, was to provide for a system capability in evaluation and research. (Author/MB)

Educational research is seen as distinctive when knowledge claims are set in the context of education so that the relations between educative event, assertion, and evidence is clear. (Author)

Poses six unsolved problems related to reading, including terminology, theoretical models, researchers expertise, teacher preparedness, reading retardation, and critical reading, as significant subjects warranting further study. Bibliography. (MD)

When the researcher and the practitioner share responsibilities and tasks and analyze research data collaboratively, there is greater potential for meaningful staff development. A cooperative research effort, among researchers and practitioners interested in staff development, at the Charlotte-Mecklenburg (North Carolina) Schools Teaching Learning…

An approach to training new administrators is outlined that has four advantages: (1) identifying job responsibilities and matching them with available human, machine, or material resources; (2) compiling instructional units for each of those responsibilities; (3) presenting the units in logical order, allowing for discussion and assimilation; and…