Learning from Teacher Research (Practitioner Inquiry Series) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0807742201 ISBN 13: 9780807742204

Publisher: Teachers' College Press, 2002

Synopsis

How can teachers stimulate all their students to become active and purposeful learners? How can teachers use research to make a real difference in the classroom?

The PAVOT ( Perspective and Voice of the Teacher) Project is a well-known teacher research group in Australia―a country that has long been at the forefront of the action research movement. In Learning from Teacher Research, experienced primary and secondary teachers from this well-established group explain how they used action research to tackle challenges they faced in their classrooms. They discuss core pedagogical issues such as motivating unwilling students, helping students to write well, using homework effectively, and matching assessment to teaching strategies. Working with varied populations of students, their studies represent a wide range of subject areas, including English, math, the sciences, history, and geography.

Learning from Teacher Research is a valuable resource for teachers who want to use reflective practice to develop their skills and help their students become active learners.

About this title

About the Author

John Loughran is Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education at Monash University in Australia and author of Developing Reflective Practice, Opening the Classroom Door and Teaching about Teaching. Ian Mitchell is Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Education at Monash University and one of the co-founders of the Project for the Enhancement of Effective Learning (PEEL). Judie Mitchell teaches at Eumemmerring College, Melbourne and is also a founding member of the PEEL project.

Edition details

• Publisher: Teachers' College Press
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0807742201
• ISBN 13: 9780807742204
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 274