Reports on four action research studies that had impact on classroom practices. Topics include student self-assessment and problem solving. (DDR)

Addresses the problem that teachers are still hesitant to use technology for teaching and learning. Proposes that action research can be an effective professional development strategy to show teachers how to use computer technology in their classrooms. Suggests that since action research provides a structure for reflective practice, it can…

Results are reported from a longitudinal study of teachers' (N=18) development in writing instruction. Two approaches to writing instruction are contrasted: technical rationality and reflection-in-action. The four-phase action research study was carried out in the context of a one-year in-service training program to prepare writing-teacher…

As a University of Northern Iowa project showed, reflection can help teachers develop their own educational visions and improve their self-confidence. Trained to defer to professors and supervisors for good grades and positive evaluations, student teachers said they had a voice, but had learned to withhold it. Includes seven references. (MLH)

This article describes a collaborative action research project between University of Houston education faculty and the staff of five elementary schools. The project investigated the status of learning cultures for teachers and administrators in their schools. Implications for initial and continuing preparation of teachers and principals are drawn.…

A Canadian secondary school teacher relates how reflecting on her teaching decisions through action research enabled her to cope with teaching a course in an unfamiliar subject area. (IAH)

Describes a simple exploratory teaching model including exploration and codification phases. Reports the findings of a small-scale action-research project to implement and evaluate it. Concludes that there was no underachievement for the exploratory approach, and a strong association between student performances for routinized mathematical…

Argues for the scientific and practical value of participatory action research (PAR) and urges that this methodology be used in the social sciences. Defines PAR and places it in the context of traditional research. Illustrates the PAR process using two case studies. Claims that PAR can contribute to the advancement of social theory. (KO)

Describes an action research project using Language for Understanding across the Curriculum to help year-seven students in a mathematics problem-solving unit. Strategies included unpacking the question, modeling the writing process, learning journals, glossaries, classroom charts, and the Newman Questioning Technique. Ability to explain…

Explores links between science education and current developments in environmental education that take account of the concept of sustainability and the impact of local action on global issues. Uses the greenhouse effect as a case-study example with 16-year-old students. Reports that students learned more effectively using a discussion-based…

Describes a case study of a first-grade class in fractions, presents preliminary findings suggesting that students in others grades can learn fractions in similar ways, and offers ideas for action research. (MKR)

Focuses on the resurgence of action research in teaching. Based on the concept that education is a social science whose theoretical principles should be grounded in the practitioner's knowledge, action research is a viable model for getting teachers involved in educational research. A typical action research project develops in successive stages.…

This paper explores the role of voice quality in the teaching of pronunciation and argues that, since voice quality encompasses many aspects of phonology, it provides a useful point of departure for pronunciation work. (11 references) (JL)

To enlist the whole community in educating children, educators must expand their vision of family and community involvement, build new kinds of "doors" and "windows," and develop new mindsets about families, communities, and schools. Effective partnership practices are developmental, responsive, and student-centered. Some…

Describes a staff development program in "action research" in which teachers and administrators investigated how to use reading/writing strategies to improve the learning of at-risk students in the regular classroom setting. Describes a qualitative study of the participants. Describes and compares four action researchers. (RS)