Practitioner Teacher Inquiry and Research (Research Methods for the Social Sciences) - Softcover

Babione, Carolyn A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1118588738 ISBN 13: 9781118588734

Publisher: Jossey-Bass, 2015

Synopsis

Teacher inquiry helps improve educational outcomes

Practitioner Teacher Inquiry and Research explores the concept and importance of the teacher practitioner, and prepares students in teacher education courses and programs to conduct research in the classroom. Author Carolyn Babione has extensive experience in undergraduate- and graduate-level teacher training and teacher inquiry coursework. In the book, Babione guides students through the background, theory, and strategy required to successfully conduct classroom research. The first part of the book tackles the "how-to" and "why" of teacher inquiry, while the second part provides students with real-life practitioner inquiry research projects across a range of school settings, content areas, and teaching strategies. The book's discussion includes topics such as:

• Underlying cultural and historical perspectives surrounding the teaching profession
• Hidden stereotypes that limit teacher beliefs about power and voice
• Current curriculum innovation and reflections on modern developments

Practitioner Teacher Inquiry and Research successfully guides and encourages budding teachers to fully understand the importance of their involvement in studying and researching their classroom settings, giving a better understanding of how their beliefs and teaching practices impact classroom learning.

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The Comprehensive Text that Explores the Theoretical Understandings and Classroom Applications of Practitioner Teacher Inquiry

Practitioner Teacher Inquiry and Research explores the overall concept of teacher practitioner inquiry and prepares teachers and students in teacher education courses and programs to conduct research in the classroom. The text examines the fundamentals of teacher inquiry and guides teachers and students to be more qualitative, open-ended, and reflective. When applied successfully, practitioner teacher inquiry gives teachers more control over the knowledge base surrounding the teaching profession, potentially changing the nature of critical analysis in areas relating to teaching such as self-assessment, academic curriculums, impact on student learning, and society.

This comprehensive text outlines the theoretical and practical understandings of practitioner teacher inquiry and contains the background, theory, and strategy required to successfully conduct classroom research. The author provides real-life practitioner inquiry research projects from eight contemporary classroom teachers from across a range of school settings, content areas, and teaching strategies.

Conducted in school settings, teacher inquiry uses methodologies that help to explore and think critically, reflect on one's practice, and strengthen teaching and learning. This text is designed for use with face-to-face instruction as well as with hybrid and online teaching formats and includes questions at the end of each chapter as well as websites with additional information.

Practitioner Teacher Inquiry and Research successfully guides and encourages current and future teachers to gain a better understanding of the importance of their involvement in the study and research of their classroom settings.

About the Author

CAROLYN BABIONE, PHD, a former classroom teacher, is professor emerita of education at Indiana University Southeast, a regional campus of Indiana University. While coordinating the Graduate Studies Program at Indiana University Southeast, she piloted teacher inquiry designs with area teachers and initiated the capstone teacher inquiry program requirement for graduate teacher education.

Edition details

• Publisher: Jossey-Bass
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1118588738
• ISBN 13: 9781118588734
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 336