The following is a guide to information, including books, av materials, journal articles and websites available through the Library Resource Centre at Library Support Services in the Winnipeg School Division on "Action Research." If you wish to obtain any of the information, please call the Library Resource Centre at 788-0203 ext. 143, or come down and visit our library. We are located in the Prince Charles Educational Resource Centre at 1075 Wellington Avenue.

Updated March 2002

370.7 CAL
Calhoun, Emily. How to use action research in the self-renewing school. Alexandria, VA : Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, c1994. iv, 120 p.

370.7 RES
Donoahue, Zoe. Research in the classroom : talk, texts, and inquiry. Newark, DE : International Reading Association, c1996. iv, 131 p. : ill.

370.7 SAG
Sagor, Richard. How to conduct collaborative action research.  Alexandria, VA : Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, c1992. vi, 79 p. : ill.

371.1 REC
Goswami, Dixie. Reclaiming the classroom : teacher research as an agency for change. Upper Montclair, NJ : Boynton/Cook, c1987. 242 p.

379.154 SAG
Sagor, Richard. Local control and accountability : how to get it, keep it, and improve school performance. Thousand Oaks, CA : Corwin Press, c1996. xii, 123 p. : ill.

KIT 370.7 ACT
Calhoun, Emily F. Action research : Inquiry, reflection, and decision making [kit]. Alexandria, VA : Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 1995. 4 videocassettes, 1 facilitator’s guide, 1 book. VHS.
SUMMARY: As a process of cooperative disciplined inquiry, school wide action research provides a flexible structure for school renewal.  Through presentations and workshops this program will help facilitators and participants consider how they might move education forward in their school or district.  Videotapes present case studies of schools and school districts engaging in schoolwide action research.   A  KITVH01249

Allen, Lew. "Schoolwide action research." Phi Delta Kappan v 79 p 706-710 May '98.

Arnold, Douglas E. "Action research in action : curricular articulation and integrated instruction." NASSP Bulletin v 82 p 74-78 March '98.

Baumann, James F. “Teacher-researcher methodology : Themes, variations, and possibilities.” Reading Teacher v 54 p 608-615 March ’01.

Benton, Janet. “Anything worthwhile takes time : Eight schools discuss impacts and impressions of doing action research.”  v 203 p 1-16 April 2000.

Calhoun, Emily F.  “Action research : three approaches.”  Educational Leadership v 51 p 62-66 October ‘93.

Evans, Moyra. "Shifting the leadership focus from control to empowerment : a case study." School Leadership & Management v 17 p 273-283 June '97.

Glanz, Jeffrey. “A Primer on action research for the school administrator.” Clearing House v 72 p 301-304 May/June ‘99.

Lederman, Norman G. “Action research : our actions may speak louder than our words.” School Science & Mathematics v 97 p 397-399 December ‘97.

Llorens, Mary Beth.  “Action research : are teachers finding their voice?”  Elementary School Journal v 95 p 3-11 September ‘94.

Martin, Janet. “The Teacher-librarian as action researcher.” Teacher Librarian v 29 p 8-10. December ’01.

McLaughlin, H. James. “Just because it’s happening doesn’t mean it’s working : Using action research to improve practice in middle schools.” Phi Delta Kappan v 82 p 284-290 December ’00.

Ross, John A. "Effects of collaborative action research on the knowledge of five Canadian teacher-researchers." Elementary School Journal v 99 p 255-275 January '99.

Sardo-Brown, Deborah.  “Practical strategies for facilitating classroom teachers’ involvement in action research.”  Education v. 115, no. 4 Summer ‘95 p. 553-560.

Zeichner, Ken. “Pulling their own levers.” Journal of Staff Development v 21 p 36-39 Fall ’00.

http://qualitative-research.net/fqs/bandl/el-00art-38.htm
Action Research: A Brief Overview by Judith M. Newman. This contribution outlines several variants of teacher / action research, describing some of the different “tools” and “intentions” of a number of prominent qualitative researchers.

http://www.ed.gov/databases/ERIC_Digests/ed401047.html
Action research in early childhood education is an ERIC document that outlines the basics of action research and its value to early childhood education.

http://www3.extension.umn.edu/people/fhoefer/educdsgn/actresrc.htm
Action Research Resources.  This page provides a variety of links on action research in education.  These are great resources for the Teacher Researcher and those just being introduced to action research.

http://www.tiac.net/users/dfleming/resource/arbib.html
“Best Pick” resources on action research is a site compiled by School Strategies & Options that lists books, videos and web sites that would be useful to people wanting to learn more about action research.

http://www.goshen.edu/soan/soan96p.htm
Internet Resources for Participatory Action Research. WEB Links to Participatory Action Research sites: An action-research resource for both students and practitioners.

http://www.mcrel.org/resources/links/action.asp
McRel has a list of links to resources about action research and the teacher as research.