Studying Your Own School: An Educator′s Guide to Qualitative Practitioner Research - Softcover

Anderson, Gary; Herr, Kathryn G.; Nihlen, Ann S.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0803961146 ISBN 13: 9780803961142

Publisher: Corwin, 1994

Synopsis

`This is a very helpful, American based, account of the way that educational research can be, and often is, usefully done in school by teachers′ - Times Educational Supplement

`The authors.... have produced a useful resource.... well-written in an accessible... style.... This is a challenging and informative book from which experienced reflective practitioners could learn a great deal′ - Evaluation and Research in Education

The aim of this book is to aid educators understand and undertake qualitative research in their own schools in order to improve educational practice. The authors provide summaries of case studies which guide readers through each step of the entire research process and include advice on how to modify these methods to meet the practical constraints and opportunities of the individual school.

About this title

About the Authors

Gary L. Anderson is a professor in the Department of Administration, Leadership, and Technology in the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, New York University. He is a former teacher and high school principal. He has written numerous articles on action research with co-author Kathryn Herr as well as articles and books on educational policy and leadership. He is the author of Advocacy Leadership: Toward a Post-reform Agenda (Routledge).

Kathryn G. Herr is a faculty member in the College of Education and Human Services at Montclair State University in Montclair, New Jersey.  She is co-author of the book Studying Your Own School: An Educator’s Guide to Qualitative Practitioner Research (Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press, 1994). She is also Editor of the interdisciplinary journal Youth and Society. Her professional background is in Social Work and Education.

Edition details

• Publisher: Corwin
• Publication date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0803961146
• ISBN 13: 9780803961142
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 232