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Glossary
What is action research?
What is teacher research (TR)?
The development of local knowledge
Comparing TR to other forms of educational research
Comparing TR to other forms of professional development
Teacher research process
Question cycle
Casting a question
Types of data collection
Reflective practice
Data analysis
Triangulation
Drawing conclusions and implications
Writing a draft
Getting published
TR project examples
Reflective practice project examples
Group leader
Starting a TR group
Funding sources
Schedules for meeting
Bibliography
Conferences
Site goals
Credits
Site feedback

Are you interested in using a teacher research process in your classroom?


  • Learn more about teacher research by reading the lists found in the horizontal menu (above) and the information in the vertical (Glossary) menu on this page.
  • Upcoming projects: building an online archive of teacher research projects
  • We are working to develop a central sets of computer technology tools and processes that you can use to work with other teacher researchers.

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Contact information:


Dr. Diane Painter

Coordinator,
M.S. in C & I Special Education
Hood College

ddpainter@gmualumni.org


phone: 301-696-3766

Dr. Leo Rigsby

Initiatives in Educational Transformation
Graduate School of Education
George Mason University

lrigsby1@gmu.edu
tel. (703) 993-8318
fax: (703) 993-8321

10900 University Blvd. MS 4E4
Manassas, Virginia 20110 USA

This web site is a dynamic representation of teacher research activity.
As such, it is constantly being revised, reshaped, and extended.
If you see confusing or missing material,
please contact us with your suggestions.
We do not expect this site to ever become static.
We need your help to maintain its dynamism.

Last updated:

09 June 2007 13:28