PrefaceAcknowledgementsAbout the AuthorPart I. What Is Action Research?Chapter 1: Introduction to Action ResearchChapter 1 OrganizerAction Research Case Study 1: Motivation and Engagement for Students Receiving Special ServicesWhat Is Action Research?The Importance of Action ResearchApplications of Action ResearchRigor in Action ResearchSummaryQuestions and ActivitiesKey TermsStudent Study SiteConducting Action ResearchChapter 2: Overview of the Action Research ProcessChapter 2 OrganizerAction Research Case Study 1: Motivation and Engagement for Students Receiving Special ServicesStages and Steps in Action ResearchThe Planning StageThe Acting StageThe Developing StageThe Reflecting StageA Brief ExampleSummaryQuestions and ActivitiesKey TermsStudent Study SiteConducting Action ResearchPart II. How Do I Begin My Action Research Study?Chapter 3: Planning for Action Research & Reviewing Related LiteratureChapter 3 OrganizerAction Research Case Study 1: Motivation and Engagement for Students Receiving Special ServicesIdentifying a Topic for ResearchGathering Preliminary InformationReviewing the Related LiteratureSummaryQuestions and ActivitiesKey TermsStudent Study SiteConducting Action ResearchChapter 4: Developing a Research PlanChapter 4 OrganizerAction Research Case Study 1: Motivation and Engagement for Students Receiving Special ServicesResearch QuestionsBasic Research DesignsEthical Considerations in Your ResearchGetting Organized for Your ResearchSummaryQuestions and ActivitiesKey TermsStudent Study SiteConducting Action ResearchPart III. What Do I Do With All These Data?Chapter 5: Collecting DataChapter 5 OrganizerAction Research Case Study 1: Motivation and Engagement for Students Receiving Special ServicesQualitative Data Collection TechniquesCharacteristics of Qualitative Data: Accuracy, Credibility, and DependabilityQuantitative Data Collection TechniquesCharacteristics of Quantitative Data: Validity and ReliabilityNotes about Ethics and Data CollectionA Final Note About Organization and AlignmentSummaryQuestions and ActivitiesKey TermsStudent Study SiteConducting Action ResearchChapter 6: Analyzing DataChapter 6 OrganizerAction Research Case Study 1: Motivation and Engagement for Students Receiving Special ServicesQualitative Data Analysis TechniquesQuantitative Data Analysis TechniquesA Note About Mixed-Methods Data AnalysisReporting the Results of Data AnalysisSummaryQuestions and ActivitiesKey TermsStudent Study SiteConducting Action ResearchPart IV. I've Got Results!?.?.?.?Now What?Chapter 7: Next Steps and Future Cycles: Developing an Action PlanChapter 7 OrganizerAction Research Case Study 1: Motivation and Engagement for Students Receiving Special ServicesDeveloping Action PlansLevels of Action PlansAction Planning: A Time for ReflectionSummaryQuestions and ActivitiesKey TermsStudent Study SiteConducting Action ResearchChapter 8: Writing an Action Research ReportChapter 8 OrganizerAction Research Case Study 1: Motivation and Engagement for Students Receiving Special ServicesConventions of Academic WritingA Word About Ethics When Writing Research ReportsPractical Guidelines for WritingSummaryQuestions and ActivitiesKey TermsStudent Study SiteConducting Action ResearchChapter 9: Sharing and ReflectingChapter 9 OrganizerAction Research Case Study 1: Motivation and Engagement for Students Receiving Special ServicesCommunicating the Results of Action ResearchReflecting on the Action Research ProcessSummaryQuestions and ActivitiesKey TermsStudent Study SiteConducting Action ResearchAppendix A.
What Is the Impact of Positive Female Role Models and Mentoring Opportunities on the Self-Efficacy of Girls in Science?Appendix B. The Relationship Between the Strategy of Knowledge Folders and Study SkillsAppendix C. Action Research Developmental TemplatesGlossaryReferencesIndex.