Action Research Communities - 9781138057944

Name: Action Research Communities - 9781138057944
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Action Research CommunitiesProfessional Learning, Empowerment, and Improvement Through Collaborative Action Research\nAuthor(s): Craig A. Mertler\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138057944, 978-1138057944\nSynopsis\nAction Research Communities presents a new perspective on two current and proven educational practices: classroom-/school-based action research and professional learning communities. Implementation of one or the other of these practices often results in a variety of possible benefits for the teachinglearning process, for student achievement, and for overall school improvement. While these might seem to be separate, isolated practices, the author has taken the beneficial aspects of each practice and merged them into a cohesive and potentially powerful concept, coined \""action research communities.\"" \n\nEach of the two concepts or approaches (action research and professional learning communities) is pr.