"Action research is your essential tool for designing and building a better classroom or school. You know your students best, and by digging deeper into a challenge or research question and then taking informed action, you can achieve far more than any cookie-cutter curriculum or canned program. This empowering introduction to action research is ideal for new and veteran teachers, as well as principals, counselors, and other educators who are committed to school improvement ... By tapping into the power of action research, you can improve overall student performance, eliminate achievement gaps, and enhance your own efficacy and morale."--Provided by publisher.

Introduction to action research -- Finding a focus -- Refining the focus -- Articulating a theory of action -- Drawing a theory of action -- Determining the research questions -- Building a data collection plan -- Analyzing the data -- Turning findings into action plans -- Reporting and sharing action research -- Conclusion : the school as a learning organization.