Doing action research in early childhood studies : a step by step guide
Glenda Mac Naughton and Patrick Hughes.
Berkshire ; New York : Open University Press 2009
xiii, 250 pages : illustrations
UK Higher Education OUP Humanities and Social Sciences Education OUP Series
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Machine generated contents note: Introduction. action research cycle -- Phase 1 Choosing to Change -- Step 1 Choose a social practice to change or improve -- Step 2 Ask a question about your chosen social practice -- Phase 2 Planning for a Change -- Step 3 Learn more about the action research family -- Step 4 Learn more about your topic from the literature -- Step 5 Learn more about your ethical responsibilities -- Step 6 Learn about reflection, critical reflection and practice -- Step 7 Map the practicalities of researching in your context -- Step 8 Plan to make your research rigorous and valid -- Phase 3 Creating Change -- Step 9 Form an action research group -- Step 10 Gather 'baseline' data -- Step 11 Create a change and collect data about its effects -- Step 12 Analyse your data -- Step 13 Deepen and broaden your data and understandings -- Step 14 Choose a further social practice to change or improve, perhaps guided by a new research question -- Phase 4 Sharing the Lessons of Your Change -- Step 15 Draw conclusions from your analysis -- Step 16 Share the lessons of your project.