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'This second edition of Valsa Koshy's book is highly readable and of genuine relevance to teachers and student teachers undertaking action research. There are many texts on action research , but this one appeals because of its clarity and sense of purpose...The book is valuable as a textbook for teachers either engaged in enquiry-based postgraduate study, or as a practical guide to those beginning to explore the potential of action research for developing practice' - Learning and Teaching Update
This book covers the end of year 2 pgce FE course end assisngment, students found it easy to navigate, extremely helpful and informative.
good guide book on action research
Simple guide to carrying out Action Research. Takes you through all the necessary steps to complete your research with too much jagoon
This book is highly recommended for Action Research in any context. Koshy breaks down the theory and includes examples that are easy to relate to in a working context. Koshy also mentions areas such as triangulation in regard to quality that I had not come across before.
This book is perfect for students exploring social research methods or conducting an action research project.
It offers an easy to understand, step-by-step guide to action research; starting with highly informative background information, followed by a guide on literature reviews, data collection (qualitative and quantitative), analysis of results and writing-up the research project.
Really clear and useful for the particular type of research that the FD students undertake. Its their introduction to the field of research and the book is user friendly, easy to navigate and the case studies/examples are really useful and relevant
A great easy to read text to help you with your action research project. This has included examples of topics, data collection, and even provides a simple, understandable explanation about how to go about coding your research. A good basic all-round action research guide.
An outstanding book - clear explanations , clear content and highly enjoyable to read. Now on the reading list and the must buys for some students
writing style is very informative and individual studies add clarity would be nice to reference the post 16 years in education
The book is an advisory text for students who are interested in education at undergraduate level. At Post graduate level in the Education courses it will be useful in guiding students regarding Action Research in Education
An easy read for individual study module.
Helpful as good for additional background reading. Some good pointers
A key text for the Action Research module on the Certificate in Education course. It is clearly written and presented with useful case studies and summaries. The students particularly appreciate the step-by-step approach.
Students were conducting an action research project throughout the course and this book walked them through the process nicely.
the examples in this make it useful as a practical guide for students. I work with schools and this might be part of a school professional development library
This is an excellent clear text book which outlines the principles of action research. The book is written to meet the needs of both undergraduate and postgraduate students. This text book is particularly useful for level 6 learners undertaking the independent study and post graduate students studying research methodology.
A great practical guide showing how to carry out an action research inquiry. The book is written in a simple straight forward way that is easily understood and clearly laid out. Very suitable for under graduates who want to carry out small or large inquiries.
This is an extremely clear and comprehensive guide to doing action research. It provides guidance for all phases of action research from 'Geatting Started' to 'Publishing'. A very useful reference text.
Students find this a very informative text for their first educational reserach projects.
