Course Description
Action research and participatory action research across diverse contexts. The course includes a consideration of history and definitions of action research and participatory action research, and an analysis of their purposes, processes, and theoretical foundations. Students will engage in practitioner-based research strategies such as observations, interviewing, and document analysis.
Athena Title
Action Research
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in ETAP 7500, QUAL 7500, ERSH 7500
Non-Traditional Format
This course will be taught 95% or more online.
Prerequisite
Permission of department
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
Examine the historical and philosophical issues underlying teacher action research. Analyze the purposes and methods of conducting teacher action research by discussing pertinent articles. Design and implement a teacher action research study based on questions raised by each participant in the class. Examine the problems involved in teachers doing research in their own classrooms and schools by keeping a research journal and responding to other students' presentations of their research results.
Topical Outline
Participants' conceptions of action research; history of action research and teachers' involvement in research; examples of teachers reporting their research studies; asking research questions and designing a teacher action research study; doing school-wide research; students and action research; presenting and writing up what we learn from action research.
Syllabus