Action Research References

Here are some references and website for more information and further reading on Action Research

Carr, W. & Kemmis, S. (1986) Becoming Critical. Education, knowledge and action research, Lewes: Falmer

Costello, PJM (2011) Effective Action Research: Developing Reflective Thinking and Practice. 2nd Ed. London: Continuum

Foreman-Peck, L & Winch, C (2010) Using Educational Research to Inform Practice: A Practical Guide to Practitioner Research in Universities and Colleges. London: Routledge

Gray, DE (2004) Doing Research in the Real World. London: Sage

Koshy, V (2010) Action Research for Improving Educational Practice: a Step By Step Guide. 2nd Ed. Los Angeles: Sage

Lewin, K (1946) Action research and minority problems, in G.W. Lewin (Ed) Resolving SocialConflicts. NewYork: Harper &Row

McIntosh, P (2010) Action Research and Reflective Practice: Creative  and Visual Methods to Facilitate Reflection and Learning. London: Routledge

McNiff, J with Whitehead, J (2002) Action Research: Principles and Practice. 2nd Ed. London: Routledge

McNiff, J (2002) Action research for Professional Development: Concise advice for new action researchers link directly to this document here

Norton, L. S. (2009) Action Research in Teaching & Learning. A practical guide to conducting pedagogical research in univesities, Oxon: Routledge

Robertson, J (2000) The Three Rs of Action Research Methodology: Reciprocity, Reflexivity and Reflection on Reality. Educational Action Research 8 (2)

Scott, D & Usher, R (2011) Researching Education: Data Methods and Theory in Educational Enquiry. 2nd Ed. London: Continuum


Websites

http://www.open.ac.uk/cobe/docs/AR-Guide-final.pdf

This site presents training material for Open University Associate Lecturers. It deals with key theoretical and practical aspects of action research and would be particularly useful for tutors who were thinking of undertaking research into their own practice. There are examples of past projects, highlighting procedural stages and outcomes.

http://www.did.stu.mmu.ac.uk/carn/
The Collaborative Action Research Network site at Manchester Metropolitan University. A vast amount of information about action research in education.   Follows the developmental work in the Ford Teaching Project (1976), pioneered by Lawrence Stenhouse.

http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/09650792.asp
The website for the journal Educational Action Research. Now nearly ten years old, the journal contains written accounts of a wide range of action research projects, as well as theoretical debate.