TY - BOOK AU - Anderson, Lorin W. TI - Inquiry, data and understanding : : a search for meaning in educational research SN - 9026519532 U1 - 370.72 PY - 2004/// CY - London PB - Routledge KW - Education -- Research N1 - includes index; 1. Research, researchers, data and understanding I. Introduction to section 1: time and learning 2. An empirical investigation of individual difference in time to learn 3. Instruction and time on task: a review 4. Time and timing 5. Introduction to section 2: factors influencing educational effectiveness 6. The relationship among teaching methods, student characteristics and student involvement in learning 7. Understanding teacher behavior in the classroom: a must for sound evaluation 8. The stability of school effectiveness indices across grades and subject matters 9. High school principals and school reform: lessons learned from a statewide study of project re:learning 10. Toward and understanding of unusually successful programs for economically disadvantage students 11. Why should reduce class size lead to increased student achievement? II. Introduction to section 3: international perspectives 12. The classroom environment study: teaching for learning 13. What IEA studies say about teachers and teaching 14. Improving classroom teaching and learning : what American educators can learn from international research III. Introduction to section 4: the nature and purpose of educational research 15. The role of conceptual frameworks in understanding and using classroom research 16. Inquiry, data and understanding: a search for meaning in educational research 17. Looking back, moving forward 18. New directions for school and classroom research ER -