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Product reviews for Teacher-Led Research
InTuition magazine, Issue 25 Autumn 2016
-‹Debates about education generate a lot of passion, and give rise to methods of the moment that can be seen as magic bullets. In such an ideologically charged environment, teacher-led research gives practitioners the opportunity to study the efficacy of their practice in as objective a way as possible.
Richard Churches and Eleanor Dommett have written a practical guide that covers the slipperiest of research issues in a methodical way. I have recently carried out an Education and Training Foundation practitioner research programme. If I had read this book while designing and carrying out the research, I would have felt much better equipped.
The authors outline the value of experimental research in education, equipping teachers with a practical understanding of the scientific method. Assuming no prior knowledge, the authors take each stage of the research journey and explain the hazards and opportunities.
Although the book reads easily, the complexity, concepts and vocabulary make it invaluable throughout the research process, from initial design to write up.
While the main text covers a knot of concepts and vocabulary, the Learning Zone boxes guide the reader through the tricky task of untangling their ideas to create effective research.
Brain Boxes offer practical help in designing and writing up experimental research. They offer help in conceptualising ideas and provide the vocabulary to communicate them, allowing the teacher-researcher to present their findings in a polished and persuasive way.
Even if you are not planning to do your own research any time soon, an understanding of experimental research design is an invaluable tool in judging the claims made by researchers for educational techniques and approaches.
Teacher-led research is powerful and important. Practitioners who allow evidence to inform their practice and play a role in research themselves, help to shape the direction of educational innovation and consolidation. This book gives teachers the keys to the kingdom of research.
Richard Churches and Eleanor Dommett have written a practical guide that covers the slipperiest of research issues in a methodical way. I have recently carried out an Education and Training Foundation practitioner research programme. If I had read this book while designing and carrying out the research, I would have felt much better equipped.
The authors outline the value of experimental research in education, equipping teachers with a practical understanding of the scientific method. Assuming no prior knowledge, the authors take each stage of the research journey and explain the hazards and opportunities.
Although the book reads easily, the complexity, concepts and vocabulary make it invaluable throughout the research process, from initial design to write up.
While the main text covers a knot of concepts and vocabulary, the Learning Zone boxes guide the reader through the tricky task of untangling their ideas to create effective research.
Brain Boxes offer practical help in designing and writing up experimental research. They offer help in conceptualising ideas and provide the vocabulary to communicate them, allowing the teacher-researcher to present their findings in a polished and persuasive way.
Even if you are not planning to do your own research any time soon, an understanding of experimental research design is an invaluable tool in judging the claims made by researchers for educational techniques and approaches.
Teacher-led research is powerful and important. Practitioners who allow evidence to inform their practice and play a role in research themselves, help to shape the direction of educational innovation and consolidation. This book gives teachers the keys to the kingdom of research.
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