Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-202) and index.

1. Table of contents
2. Preface
3. Introduction
4. An introduction to action research
5. What is educational research?
6. What is action research?
7. Creating a research persona
8. Plan, collect data, analyze, and reflect
9. Research ethics
10. Summary
11. Planning an action research project
12. Introduction
13. Formulating a research question
14. Searching for a strategy
15. Searching the educational literature
16. Selecting the methods
17. Summary
18. Making observations
19. 3. Observing students and their work 1. Introduction 2. Making careful observations 3.steps in observational research 4. Observing students
20. 5. Using checklists 6. Analyzing student work 7. Analyzing student talk 8.summary
21. 4. Observing teachers 1. Introduction 2. Steps in observing teachers 3. Open-ended observations 4. Using checklists 5. Analyzing audiotapes, videotapes, or verbatim transcripts
22. Summary
23. Iii. Gathering perceptions
24. 5. Using surveys in action research 1. Introduction 2. Steps in survey research 3. Plan 4. Collect data 5. Analyze 6. Reflect 7. Summary
25. 6. Using interviews in action research 1. Introduction 2. Steps in conducting an interview 3. Types of interviews 4. Determining your research question 5. Selecting participants 6. Writing interview questions 7 preparation for the interview 8. Conducting the interview 9. Analyzing the interview data 10. Summary
26. Iv. Analyzing test results
27. 7. Standardized test analysis 1. Introduction 2. Steps in analyzing standardized tests 3. Comparing to the norm (by individual) 4. Comparing to the norm (by class, grade level, building, or district) 5. Disaggregating data 6. Analyzing trends 7. Mixed analysis 8. Correlating data 9. Summary
28. 8. Pre and post tests 1. Introduction 2. Steps in comparing pre and post tests 3. Comparing pre and post tests 4. Comparing subgroups 5. Individual adaptations 6. Evaluating teaching strategies 7. Developing new teaching strategies 8. Deciding on a research question 9. Summary
29. V. Talking and writing about action research
30. 9. Collaborating on action research 1. Introduction 2. Establishing group norms 3. Managing time 4. Choosing your data 5. Structuring the discussion 6. Summary
31. 10. Reading and writing action research 1. Introduction 2. Plan: purpose section 3. Plan: participants and setting 4. Plan: source of data 5. Data collection 6. Findings 7. Reflection 8. Summary
32. Appendix a: action research report example
33. Appendix b: sample answers and discussion guide
34. For further reading
35. References