Two studies are reported: one in which case study, evaluation, and action research inquiries were done for students' theses; the other involving a collaborative action research project by the staff at one British school. The effects on participating teachers are reported. (24 references) (Author/LB)

The author encourages colleagues to engage in action and classroom research as part of teaching. (CNP)

Implemented participatory action research approach to policy making in effort to promote partnership between consumers and professionals by deliberating together on issues and values underlying Rehabilitation Act. Results found consumers and nonconsumers agreeing on need for adequate funding of vocational rehabilitation programs and use of…

Describes two teacher-preparation programs at California State University, San Marcos, that integrate action research. The paper highlights models for implementing action research and presents four examples of action research through the voices of preservice teachers. Preliminary findings suggest that both preservice teachers and supervisors…

Using pre- and post-tests, parent surveys, and student interviews, an Illinois kindergarten teacher examined the effects of authentic literacy experiences on her students' reading and writing activity levels, perceptions about literacy, and emergent literacy skills. Students responded positively to hands-on literacy experiences. Sample checklists…

Shares the author's systematic observations and reflections on students' learning in her first-grade classroom as a means of opening a conversation about what counts as teacher research. (SR)

Using an action research framework, research was conducted to gauge how a group of English-as-a-Second-Language students (ESL) would react to a taboo English class being conducted as part of their intensive English program. The investigation took place at an English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students (ELICOS) center located in a…

Discusses the advantages of action research and concludes that action research can and should be a significant component of both preservice and inservice programs. (ASK)

Describes an action-research collaboration between a middle school mathematics teacher and a mathematics teacher educator in which the teacher wrote a narrative description of the collaboration and the changes she made in her instructional practice as a result of the collaboration. Contains 34 references. (Author/ASK)

Outlines the value of action research for vocational special-needs educators and students. Presents relevant research topics and scenarios of school-based action research projects on inclusion, transition, family involvement, and career development. (SK)

This article contends that educational researchers need to realize that the research process itself is an unregarded intervention beyond any intentional treatment effects or secondary effects on the research participants or other stakeholders. Implications are discussed for conducting and reporting experimental and qualitative research to increase…

Describes findings from a questionnaire administered to 309 secondary school students that investigated reasons students use the Internet, frequency of use, what they like and dislike about using the technology, and how they evaluate their own Internet use skills. Discusses integrating collaborative action research and information literacy. (LRW)

Drawing on episodes of teacher-whole-class interaction collected during a collaborative action research project, shows that the same basic IRF structure can take a variety of forms and be recruited by teachers for a wide variety of functions, depending on the goal of the activity that the discourse serves to mediate and on the use that is made of…

Summarizes the results of a multidimensional study of a content-based bilingual education program piloted in a suburban high school in Melbourne, Australia in which specialist subjects taught in Vietnamese and Chinese were offered to Grades 9 and 10 students who were optionally enrolled in the Chinese-English or Vietnamese-English stream.…

Proposes a radical reorientation of American universities toward helping solve real-world problems--particularly those in a university's local community. Argues that such an orientation can be achieved through communal participatory action-research projects designed to advance general knowledge and human welfare. Describes a University of…