Teacher inquiry helps improve educational outcomes Practitioner Teacher Inquiry and Research explores the concept and importance of the teacher practitioner, and prepares students in teacher education courses and programs to conduct research in the classroom. Author Carolyn Babione has extensive experience in undergraduate- and graduate-level teacher training and teacher inquiry coursework. In the book, Babione guides students through the background, theory, and strategy required to successfully conduct classroom research. The first part of the book tackles the "e;how-to"e; and "e;why"e; of teacher inquiry, while the second part provides students with real-life practitioner inquiry research projects across a range of school settings, content areas, and teaching strategies. The book's discussion includes topics such as: Underlying cultural and historical perspectives surrounding the teaching profession Hidden stereotypes that limit teacher beliefs about power and voice Current curriculum innovation and reflections on modern developments Practitioner Teacher Inquiry and Research successfully guides and encourages budding teachers to fully understand the importance of their involvement in studying and researching their classroom settings, giving a better understanding of how their beliefs and teaching practices impact classroom learning.

Teacher inquiry helps improve educational outcomesPractitioner Teacher Inquiry and Research explores theconcept and importance of the teacher practitioner, and preparesstudents in teacher education courses and programs to conductresearch in the classroom. Author Carolyn Babione has extensiveexperience in undergraduate- and graduate-level teacher trainingand teacher inquiry coursework. In the book, Babione guidesstudents through the background, theory, and strategy required tosuccessfully conduct classroom research. The first part of the booktackles the "how-to" and "why" of teacher inquiry, while the secondpart provides students with real-life practitioner inquiry researchprojects across a range of school settings, content areas, andteaching strategies. The book's discussion includes topics suchas:* Underlying cultural and historical perspectives surrounding theteaching profession* Hidden stereotypes that limit teacher beliefs about power andvoice* Current curriculum innovation and reflections on moderndevelopmentsPractitioner Teacher Inquiry and Research successfullyguides and encourages budding teachers to fully understand theimportance of their involvement in studying and researching theirclassroom settings, giving a better understanding of how theirbeliefs and teaching practices impact classroom learning.

List of Tables, Figures ExhibitsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsAuthor BiographyContributing AuthorsPart I - Perspectives, Strategies, and MethodologiesChapter I Developing a Concept of Practitioner Teacher InquiryHow to Define ResearchPositivism and Interpretive ResearchPractitioner Teacher Inquiry StudyComplexities for Developing Inquiry IdentityComplex Teacher IdentityTeacher DispositionsTeacher Language and Professional IdentitySummaryChapter II School Change and Teacher Inquiry IdentityPostmodern SchoolingImpact of Shifting EconomiesMarketization TrendsInfluence of Emotional LaborCrafting Inquiry Possibilities for Improving SchoolsBuilding New Curriculum and PedagogyStudying Identity in FluxUnveiling Power StructuresSummaryChapter III Inquiry Communities for Learning and ChangeEducators as InquirersIndividual StudyTeacher Communities of InquiryCollaborative Youth InquiryYouth and Social IdentityStudent Impact on Professional IdentityInquiry Action StudiesYouth Action StudyCommunity Engaged ActionCommunity Impact on Teacher IdentitySummaryChapter IV Where We Begin Practitioner Teacher InquiryFinding a FocusThe Possibility of ChangeThe Power of Everyday ImaginingCapturing Thoughts Through JournalingWriting a Problem StatementSeeking Expertise From OthersLiterature ReviewTheoryPhilosophical OrientationsSummaryChapter V Guidelines for Collecting DataEthical Issues, Choice, and ChallengeResearch NormsOutsider Studies in School SettingsEthical Dilemmas for InsidersDue DiligenceData CollectionRelational Versus ScientificData from PeopleDescriptive Accounts DataDocumentsCase StudiesElectronic Data CollectionSummaryChapter VI Analyzing, Interpreting, and Managing Inquiry StudyData Analysis and InterpretationSorting and OrganizingClassifying and ConceptualizingSense Making and InterpretationsManaging the StudyPlanning and OrganizingContextual ConsiderationsEnsuring Emic PerspectivesWritten DiscoursesTechnology Assistance for ManagementSummaryChapter VII Sharing and Changing School CultureCommunicating New Knowledge and UnderstandingsPresentingPublishingFormat and StyleAccuracy and CredibilityThe Self in WritingWriting as HabitWriting with OthersGrant WritingCollective Thinking and Decision MakingBuilding Team ThinkingProblem Solving and Creative ThinkingTechnology-Driven Problem SolvingSummaryPart II - Teacher Inquiry into PracticeChapter VIII Blogging in the LA Classroom: How Do We Do It Better?Kathy AnderkinChapter IX Struggles and Successes of Problem-Based LearningAngela Durbin PageChapter X Teaching Social Skills with Picture BooksBrandon La MarChapter XI Increasing Readership of On-Line Student PublicationsJames E. LangChapter XII One-on-One iPad Initiative ReviewMark LorenceChapter XIII The Vegas Effect: A Personal Reflection On the Obstacles to Doing Educational ResearchMelissa RhinehartChapter XIV Transferring Oral Phonemic Skills to Written FormRosjohna TomblinChapter XV Connecting Socially Through a Morning Meeting ApproachKayce WareGlossaryIndex