Leading With Passion and Knowledge : The Principal as Action Researcher /: The Principal as Action Researcher. ([2009])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Nancy Fichtman Dana ; foreword by Michael Fullan.
• Other Names: Dana, Nancy Fichtman, 1964-; American Association of School Administrators.
• Contents: List of Figures and Tables; Foreword by Michael Fullan; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Author; 1. Administrator Inquiry Defined; What Is Administrator Inquiry?; How Is Administrator Inquiry or Action Research Different From Traditional Educational Research?; What Is the Relationship Between Administrator Inquiry and Principal Professional Growth?; What Are the Benefits of Engaging in Inquiry?; How Do I Find Time to Engage in Inquiry as a Principal?; What Are Some Contexts That Are Ripe for Principal Inquiry?; Chapter 1 Exercises; 2. The Passions That Drive Your Journey: Finding a Wondering; Where Do I Find My Wonderings and Questions?; Some Cautionary Notes; Chapter 2 Exercises; 3. The Road Map: Developing a Data Collection Plan; Data Collection Strategy 1: Quantitative Measures of Student Achievement (Standardized Test Scores, Assessment Measures, Grades); Data Collection Strategy 2: Fieldnotes; Data Collection Strategy 3: Interviews; Data Collection Strategy 4: Documents/Artifacts/Student Work; Data Collection Strategy 5: Digital Pictures; Data Collection Strategy 6: Video; Data Collection Strategy 7: Reflective Journals and/or Weblogs; Data Collection Strategy 8: Surveys; Data Collection Strategy 9: Literature; When Do I Collect Data, and How Much Do I Collect?; Chapter 3 Exercises; 4. The Navigation of Uncertain Terrain: Analyzing Data; Confront the Data Analysis Task; Take Control of the Data Analysis Task by Keeping It Simple; Follow Four Steps to Data Analysis; Have Colleagues Help in the Process; An Illustration of the Data Analysis Process; Chapter 4 Exercises; 5. The Travelogue: Sharing Your Work With Others; Why Is It Important to Share My Work With Others?; With Whom Do I Share My Work?; How Do I Share My Work?; What's Important to Share?; Chapter 5 Exercises; 6. The Continuing Journey as "Head Learner": Assessing the Quality of Inquiry; Why Is It Important to Assess the Quality of My Work?; What Is the Difference Between Generalizability and Transferability?; How Do I Go About Assessing Practitioner Research Quality, and Why Is It So Difficult to Do; What Are Some Quality Indicators for Practitioner Research?; What Are Some Ways of Enhancing Inquiry Quality?; Chapter 6 Exercises; References; Index;
• Publisher Details: Thousand Oaks : Corwin
• Publication Date: 2009
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 371.2012; School principals; School management and organization; Action research in education
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781452273266
• Related ISBNs: 145227326X
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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