Action Research in the Classroom

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<span><span>Action Research in the Classroom: Helping Teachers Assess and Improve their Work</span><span> guides teacher-researchers through the process of using action research in their practice to improve students learning and teachers teaching. The book uses actual classroom examples to assist aspiring, new, and veteran teachers and those who support them (administrators, department chairpersons, and mentors) in using a six-step process</span><span>L.E.A.D.E.R.</span><span> to successfully accomplish and share research conducted by actual classroom teachers. Each step in the</span><span>L.E.A.D.E.R.</span><span> process -- (1)</span><span>L=Look</span><span> at the Problem, (2)</span><span>E=Examine</span><span> what we know; (3)</span><span>A=Acquire</span><span>knowledge of school problem-solving; (4)</span><span>D=Devise</span><span>a plan for improvement; (5)</span><span>E=Execute</span><span> the plan; and, (6)</span><span> R=Repeat</span><span>steps and processes as needed -- can guide teachers, administrators, and even parents and students in solving their own problems and improving their learning and teaching.</span></span>

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<span><span>Sr. Mary Ann Jacobs, Ed.D.</span><span>is an Assistant Professor in the School of Education at Manhattan College in Riverdale, NY. She prepares education majors to become teachers for middle and high school students. Her research interests include STEM education, brain compatible instruction, and effective middle schools.</span></span><br><br><span><span>Bruce S. Cooper</span><span>is Professor Emeritus at Fordham University, Graduate School of Education. His interests have long been in private and religious schools, their growth, policies, and government support. A popular book of his is</span><span>Home Schooling in Full View.</span></span>

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