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From Critical Theory To Action Research Or Why This Feels Empowering, Randall Wright, Carolyn Marquez
From Critical Theory To Action Research Or Why This Feels Empowering, Randall Wright, Carolyn Marquez
Journal of Critical Issues in Educational Practice
This essay reflects the attempts of the first author of this paper to teach the sociological foundations of education from a critical theory perspective and discusses a surprising outcome—some students feel disempowered by the approach. It suggests that action research offers teachers the opportunity to consider their roles as social agents. One teacher’s story is shared to illustrate how her local efforts play a significant role in transforming the classroom into a more inviting, less alienating locale—addressing the “homelessness” that characterizes the modern school. Her story illustrates how action research, grounded as it is in specific, local concerns and personalities, …
Developing High School Multiple Intelligence Learning Centers: An Action Research Project In History., Jessica Cannaday
Developing High School Multiple Intelligence Learning Centers: An Action Research Project In History., Jessica Cannaday
Journal of Critical Issues in Educational Practice
Research that provides results which can be almost instantaneously put into use is looked on by some teachers as a path to better student learning. Accordingly, action research is a form of critical reflection that some experts believe can achieve instant change. Although, action research is sometimes denigrated as lacking in precision, the critical reflection necessary in any well done action research project demonstrates that such research while, not quantitatively rigorous can still be qualitatively useful. As such, the author discusses her own implementation of MI learning centers as a form of action research in the classroom.
Student Self-Assessment: A Tool For Engaging Management Students In Their Learning, Andy T. Dungan, Leigh Gronich Mundhenk
Student Self-Assessment: A Tool For Engaging Management Students In Their Learning, Andy T. Dungan, Leigh Gronich Mundhenk
Organization Management Journal
This article discusses the use of student self-assessment (SSA) for formative and summative assessment in two undergraduate programs, a management program and a leadership program, to encourage students to become more engaged in their learning. Using action research, we used an iterative process of changing or refining our methods to accommodate the differences in our teaching environments, concluding that different methods may be desirable in different environments, and that students appear to benefit from SSA regardless of the method used. Five overlapping themes emerged in the data we collected: how SSA 1) provided students with the opportunity to see the …
Exploring Autonomous Learning Strategies To Deal With The Students’ Independent Work In Efl Learning Within The Credit System, Emilena Hernandez L.
Exploring Autonomous Learning Strategies To Deal With The Students’ Independent Work In Efl Learning Within The Credit System, Emilena Hernandez L.
Actualidades Pedagógicas
This inquiry has to do with some informal procedures implemented in classroom research aimed to the identification of useful strategies to enhance the students’ autonomous learning in English within the credit system at the Bachelor’s Degree in Spanish, English and French at La Universidad de La Salle. The ideas presented are just a compilation of starting points on a literature review done by a group of English teachers1 who have voluntarily joined since last semester in order to share and discuss views, ideas and thoughts about students’ independent learning. The initiative of starting to implement a proposal in this area …