The Action Research Dissertation: A Guide for Students, Faculty, and Institutional Review Boards - Hardcover

Herr, Kathryn G.; Anderson, Gary

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0761929908 ISBN 13: 9780761929901

Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc, 2005

Synopsis

The Action Research Dissertation: A Guide for Students and Faculty provides an accessible roadmap that honors the complexity of action research. It will show that action research is appropriate not only for a dissertation, but also a deeply rewarding experience for both the researcher and participants. This book helps students understand the ways action research dissertations are different from more traditional dissertations and prepares students and their committees for the unique dilemmas they may face, such as validity, positionality, design, write-up, ethics, and defense of the dissertation.

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About the Authors

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.

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).

Edition details

• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0761929908
• ISBN 13: 9780761929901
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 176