Since its first publication, Action Research: Principles and Practice has become a key text in its field. This new updated edition clearly describes and explains the practices of action research and its underlying values, and introduces important new ideas, including:all professionals should be reflective practitioners;they should produce their personal theories of practice to show how they are holding themselves accountable for their educational influences in learning.

Action Research: Principles and practice; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; List of contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I:What do we know? The principles of action research; Chapter 1 What do we know? The principles of action research; Chapter 2 How do we come to know? Linking theory and practice; Chapter 3 Who has influenced our thinking? Key theorists in action research; Chapter 4 What do we need to know? Exercising educational influence; Part II:What do we do with our knowledge? The practices of action research. Chapter 5 How do we do action research? Planning and doing a projectChapter 6 Monitoring practice, gathering data, generating evidence, and ethics; Chapter 7 Practical issues; Part III:How do we share our knowledge? Writing up and making public; Chapter 8 Testing the validity of knowledge claims; Chapter 9 Writing and presenting action research reports; Chapter 10 Judging quality and demonstrating impact: The significance of your action research; Part IV:How do we use our knowledge? Action research for good order. Chapter 11 Action research for personal, social and institutional transformationChapter 12 Action research for good order; Part V:Hopes and prospects; Chapter 13 Whither action research?; Notes; References; Index.