Lin Norton, Liverpool Hope University,
Action research and higher education pedagogy
Resources
Disseminating through conferences
* EAPRIL European Association for Practitioner Research on Improving Learning http://www.eapril.org/
* CARN Collaborative action research network
http://www.esri.mmu.ac.uk/carnnew/
* HEA The Higher Education Academy
https://www.heacademy.ac.uk/events-conferences
EARLI European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction http://www.earli.org/
* BERA British Educational Research Association
http://www.bera.ac.uk/
* SRHE The Society for Research into Higher Education
http://www.srhe.ac.uk/
* ISSOTL International Society for the scholarship of teaching and learning http://www.issotl.com/issotl15/node/28
Disseminating through action research journals:
Action Research
http://www.sagepub.co.uk/journalsProdDesc.nav?prodId=Journal201642
Action Research is an international, interdisciplinary, refereed journal which is a forum for the development of the theory and practice of action research
Educational Action Research
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/09650792.asp
Educational Action Research is a fully refereed international journal concerned with exploring the dialogue between research and practice in educational settings.
Other journals that publish action research can be found on the Center for Collaborative Action Research website:
http://ccar.wikispaces.com/Action+Research+Journals
Disseminating through peer reviewed education research journals
Studies in Higher Education http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/carfax/03075079.html
Higher Education http://www.springer.com/education+%26+language/higher+education/journal/10734
British Journal of Educational Studies http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/rbje/
Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/02602938.asp
Educational Studies http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/03055698.asp
Innovations in Education and Teaching International http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/14703297.asp
Teaching in Higher Education http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/journal.asp?issn=1356-2517&linktype=145
Higher Education Research and Development http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/carfax/07294360.html
References and further reading
Books and papers
Carr, W. & Kemmis, S. (1986) Becoming Critical. Education, knowledge and action research, Lewes: Falmer. [This is the CLASSIC TEXT for all who are interested in educational action research]
Gravett, S. (2004) Action research and transformative learning in teaching development, Educational Action Research, 12(2): 259- 272.
Huxham, C. (2003) Action research as a methodology for theory development, Policy & Politics, 31,2,239-248. http://www.iff.ac.at/oe/media/documents/OP_Action_Research_as_a_methodology_for_(P_P).pdf
James, A (2016) Building confidence and competence in the trainee teacher to deliver music in the classroom: An exploration of how one ITE provider might impact upon the confidence and ability of its primary trainee teachers to teach music. EdD thesis. Liverpool Hope University
Kemmis, S (2009) Action research as a practice-based practice, Educational Action Research,17,3, 463-474
Kemmis, S. (2010) What is to be done. The place of action research, Educational Action Research, 18(4): 417-427
Norton, L.S. (2009) Action Research in Teaching and Learning. A Practical Guide to Conducting Pedagogical Research in Universities. Abingdon: Routledge
O’Brien, R. (1998) An overview of the methodological approach to action research http://www.web.net/robrien/papers/arfinal.html [Good source if you want a clear description of different research paradigms]
Schön, D. (1983) The Reflective Practitioner. How professionals think in action, London: Temple.
Tripp, D. (2005). Action research: a methodological introduction. Available at: http://www.scielo.br/pdf/ep/v31n3/en_a09v31n3.pdf (Retrieved 20 May 2016) [I would recommend this to be the first source to read; it’s about 20 pages but it’s a good overall introduction]
Action research web sites:
Collaborative Action Research Network (CARN)
http://www.esri.mmu.ac.uk/carnnew/
Dick, B. (no date) Action research and action learning for community and organisational change. Website at http://www.aral.com.au/ [Retrieved 20 May 2016] [Particularly useful for related papers on AR and it’s useful to have a look at the online course as well]
McNiff, J (no date) Website http://www.jeanmcniff.com/ [This is a very useful website and contains a downloadable booklet on advice for new action researchers.]
Whitehead, J (no date) website on action research and living educational theory http://www.actionresearch.net/ Very resource rich website for those interested in exploring Whitehead’s approach to action research]
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