Guiding School Improvement with Action Research

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About

Action research, explored in this book, is a seven-step process for improving teaching and learning in classrooms at all levels. Through practical examples, research tools, and easy-to-follow “implementation strategies,” Richard Sagor guides readers through the process from start to finish. Learn how to uncover and use the data that already exist in your classrooms and schools to answer significant questions about your individual or collective concerns and interests. Sagor covers each step in the action research process in detail: selecting a focus, clarifying theories, identifying research questions, collecting data, analyzing data, reporting results, and taking informed action.

Dedication

Preface

What Is Action Research?

How Is Action Research Accomplished?

Professionalism, Teacher Efficacy, and Standards-Based Education

Teaching: A Complex Process

About the authors

Richard Sagor (1949–2024) took a leave from his position as an Associate Professor of Education at Washington State University in August of 1997 to found the Institute for the Study of Inquiry in Education, an organization committed to assisting schools and educators with their local school improvement initiatives. Dick facilitated workshops on the conduct of collaborative action research throughout the United States and internationally. He also had 14 years of public school experience in administrative roles, including as an assistant superintendent, high school principal, instruction vice principal, disciplinary vice principal, and alternative school head teacher.