Doing Classroom Research - Hardcover

Elton-Chalcraft, Sally; Hansen, Alice; Twiselton, Samantha

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0335228755 ISBN 13: 9780335228751

Publisher: Open University Press, 2008

Synopsis

• Are you worried about doing your classroom-based research project?
• Do you feel daunted at the prospect of carrying out a literature review?
• Does the thought of collecting and analyzing data make you panic?

If you answer 'yes' to any of these questions, then this is the book for you!

Written in an informal style, this is the essential, practical and accessible step-by-step guide for all teacher-training students, who in addition to facing the enormous challenge of training to become a teacher, also have to conduct their own classroom-based research.

It contains three sections that mirror the process of doing classroom research. From getting started and choosing appropriate research strategies, to making your findings public, the book covers the whole range of issues to help you succeed with what can seem like a daunting task.

Each of the chapters offers gentle guidance and support at every stage of the research process. Topics covered include:

• The purpose of school-based research
• Guidance on how to carry out a literature review
• Research ethics
• The impacts of research on children's and students' learning
• Methods of data collection and analysis
• Ways of sharing research with a wider audience
• Opportunities for continued professional development

Doing Classroom Research is a must for every teacher-training student.

About this title

About the Author

Sally Elton-Chalcraft is Course Leader for Primary Religious Studies and Module Leader for the M-level Primary PGCE Programme 'Creative and Effective Curriculum' at the University of Cumbria, UK.

Alice Hansen is Programme Leader for the full-time Primary PGCE Programme and Principal Lecturer in Mathematics Education (primary) at the University of Cumbria, UK.

Samantha Twiselton is Associate Dean in the Faculty of Education at the University of Cumbria, UK, and is Head of Initial Teacher Education for ESCalate.

Edition details

• Publisher: Open University Press
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0335228755
• ISBN 13: 9780335228751
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 184