Doing Classroom Research: A Step-by-Step Guide for Student Teachers

Part 2: Getting started
Chapter 3: Survival skills
Chapter 4: Information skills for classroom research
Chapter 5: Ethical issues
Chapter 6: Reliability and validity

Part 3: Research Strategies
Chapter 7: Doing research in the classroom
Chapter 8: Intervention, innovation and creativity in the classroom: Using findings to improve practice
Chapter 9: Collaborative research
Chapter 10: Analysis of data

Part 4: Writing it up and making it public
Chapter 11: Presenting research in writing
Chapter 12: Presenting research in a range of forums
Chapter 13: Next steps

• Are you worried about doing your classroom-based research project?
• Do you feel daunted at the prospect of carrying out a literature review?
• Does the thought of collecting and analyzing data make you panic?

Written in an informal style, this is the essential, practical and accessible step-by-step guide for all teacher-training students, who in addition to facing the enormous challenge of training to become a teacher, also have to conduct their own classroom-based research.

It contains three sections that mirror the process of doing classroom research. From getting started and choosing appropriate research strategies, to making your findings public, the book covers the whole range of issues to help you succeed with what can seem like a daunting task.

Each of the chapters offers gentle guidance and support at every stage of the research process. Topics covered include:

• The purpose of school-based research
• Guidance on how to carry out a literature review
• Research ethics
• The impacts of research on children's and students' learning
• Methods of data collection and analysis
• Ways of sharing research with a wider audience
• Opportunities for continued professional development