Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Action Research for Educators 2nd edition

Tomal (educational leadership and research, Concordia U.-Chicago) offers a guide to research methods that can be used by educators and administrators at any level to increase student learning and self-esteem, and the quality of school life in the classroom. He covers the principles and history of action research, ethical and legal considerations, methods for conducting formal and informal research, data collection, analysis and interpretation, action planning and initiation, and results evaluation. Published research studies and commentary round out the book. This edition has been updated to include additional content on qualitative and quantitative research, data-driven decision making, ethics, sampling techniques, conducting a literature review, tests of significance, statistical applications, evaluation of action research, and other topics. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Autorid: Daniel R. Tomal, Dennis J. Hastert