Part I: “What Is Action Research?”
Chapter 1: Introduction to Action Research
Chapter 2: Overview of the Action Research Process
Part II: “How Do I Begin My Action Research Study?”
Chapter 3: Planning for Action Research
Chapter 4: Developing a Research Plan
Part III: “What Do I Do With All These Data?”
Chapter 5: Collecting Data
Chapter 6: Analyzing Data
Part IV: “I’ve Got Results!...Now What?”
Chapter 7: Next Steps and Future Cycles: Developing an Action
Plan
Chapter 8: Writing an Action Research Report
Chapter 9: Sharing and Reflecting
Craig A. Mertler is currently an Associate Professor of Action
Research and Quantitative Methods at Barry University in Miami,
Florida. He began his career as a high school biology teacher. He
has been an educator for 39 years—29 of those in higher education
at Bowling Green State University, the University of West Georgia,
Lynn University, Arizona State University, and Barry University,
and 12 years as an administrator (department chair, doctoral
program director, and education dean). Over his career, he has
taught courses focused on the application of action research to
promote educator empowerment, school improvement, and job-embedded
professional development, as well as classroom assessment, research
methods, and statistical analyses. He has served as the
research methodology expert and/or chair on more than 140 doctoral
dissertations and master’s theses. He is the author of 30 books, 9
invited book chapters, and 25 refereed journal articles. He has
also presented more than 40 research papers at professional
meetings around the country, as well as internationally.
He conducts workshops for in-service educational professionals (at
all levels) on classroom-based action research and on the topics of
classroom assessment and assessment literacy, as well as
data-driven educational decision making. His primary research and
consulting interests include classroom-based action research,
data-driven educational decision making, professional learning
communities, and classroom teachers’ assessment literacy. In his
leisure time, he enjoys traveling with his family to the beach and
sometimes writing a little fiction. Dr. Mertler can be reached
at craig.mertler@gmail.com for consulting, professional
development, and speaking engagements. Additionally, you can visit
his website at www.craigmertler.com.
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