Informing the study. Some key aspects of reviewing literature.
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Introduction: discussion and reading as informing modes.
Discussion as a mode for informing the study
( Chat, email and social media, pics is kind of a mix )
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collegial interchanges and study groups.
relevant lectures workshops etc that can be audited.
school based professional development.
Discussion at conferences.
a. dedicated teacher research "
Doing Teacher Research: Discussing, Disseminating adn Connecting"
CONNECTING is the key :)
b. general education seminars and conferences
The Teacher as Researcher.
Internet-based options for informing the study.
BIG:
Personal interest websites.
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Set up for Robotics. etc
ROBOTICS
search engines can find etc.
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New Writers Project.
http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/doc/programs.csp
Mine:
SOURCE CODE: github
web pages: sites.google.com; weebly.com; wix.com
Blogs: Blogspot.com ( google product )
Email groups: Groups.yahoo.com ( can be open to public or by invite only )
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Task:
web search "teacher researcher network"
good because it will find more current list.
Using Texts to inform the study.
What to read?
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read reports of at least some other studies.
accept what is already thought to be known about the matter we are interested in and save some time?
replicate existing study?
Different research approach?
Optional to try and survey a range or variety of types of studies.
Read various accounts of key concepts.
Comprehend.
Tools and procedures to be used in data collection must be in accordance with what counts as data.
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construct clear concepts.
"Reading relative work from different theoretical perspectives."
2 crucial contributions
1) open teacher up to options you were unaware of.
2) opportunity to deepen their understandings and appreciation of a theoretical position.
Reading accounts of research designs and methods, tools and procedures
of data collection, data analysis and interpretation.
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Methods literature is highly pragmatic and addresses the 'how to' dimensions of a research project
how to use computer programs to assist with the analysis: Reading, writing about sampling techniques. "rules"
Qualitative research the methods literature
includes texts about established research designs: case study, ethnography, action research.
maximize interpretive reliability
DEFINITION:
Action research is either research initiated to solve an immediate problem or a reflective process of progressive problem solving led by individuals working with others in teams or as part of a "community of practice" to improve the way they address issues and solve problems. There are two types of action research: participatory action research and practical action research. Denscombe (2010, p. 6) writes that an action research strategy's purpose is to solve a particular problem and to produce guidelines for best practice.
Action research involves actively participating in a change situation, often via an existing organization, whilst simultaneously conducting research. Action research can also be undertaken by larger organizations or institutions, assisted or guided by professional researchers, with the aim of improving their strategies, practices and knowledge of the environments within which they practice. As designers and stakeholders, researchers work with others to propose a new course of action to help their community improve its work practices.
Kurt Lewin, then a professor at MIT, first coined the term “action research” in 1944. In his 1946 paper “Action Research and Minority Problems” he described action research as “a comparative research on the conditions and effects of various forms of social action and research leading to social action” that uses “a spiral of steps, each of which is composed of a circle of planning, action and fact-finding about the result of the action”.
How much to read to inform a study?
"depends largely on the specifics of individual cases, including the extent of prior knowledge and experience of literature relevant to the research problem or question.
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Main considerations
Researchers have:
1) ethical and professional responsibility to those who participate in the research. Produce a study that is worthy of their time, goodwill, inconvenience and trust.
2) 'ecological' responsibility to ensure that the results and benefits accruing from a study are sufficient to having done it.
3) Personal investment in growing in vocational terms as a result of doing research.
expect
equivalent of at least 2 or 3 books and 10 to 15 articles or chapters which were unfamiliar.
Locating relevant literature. remember to use citation indexes to identify key authors.
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ERIC database ERIC - Education Resources Information Center
www.eric.ed.gov/
93: seek reading that is 1) active, critical, discriminating, evaluative, methodical.
Reading actively, write questions and comments. like "what does this mean" if not clear.
mark in comments like "This differs from what S says" semi constructed.
mention blogs
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post it sticker: compare with what she says on page. 74
Negative, competing and positive criticism.
matrix
research question explicitly stated?
questions significantly different? How?
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how are research problems compare?
do studies draw on different kind of theories?
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