Resources+for+Research

//This section of the wiki is intended to be a repository for materials, tools, and tips that will be helpful to teacher-researchers and their students.//

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 * Action Research Steps (Checklist) [[file:Action Research Steps.doc]]
 * Formulating a Research Question
 * Reviewing the Literature
 * Locating Information
 * Search Tips & Tricks
 * Search Tools
 * Search Tutorials
 * Organizing Information
 * Bookmarking Useful Websites
 * Taking Notes
 * Organizing the Notes You Take
 * Evaluating the Information You Find
 * Writing the Literature Review
 * Obtaining Necessary Permissions (IRB, Informed Consent, Assent, Parental Permission)
 * Collecting Data
 * Artifacts, Documents
 * Audio Recording
 * Field Notes
 * Focus Groups
 * Interviewing
 * Things to Consider
 * Interview Template
 * Interview Tools
 * Journals
 * Observation
 * Statistics
 * Surveys
 * Videotapes
 * Analyzing the Data
 * Interpreting the Data
 * Representing the Data
 * Writing Up the Research
 * Disseminating the Findings
 * Continuing Your Scholarship


 * Other helpful resources for teacher-researchers include:**

[|Center for the Scholarship of Teaching] - On this site, you'll find annotated links to articles, books, communities, resources, and materials designed to facilitate action research.

Chiseri-Strater, Elizabeth, & Sunstein, Bonnie S. (2006). //What works? A practical guide for teacher research.// Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann. ISBN 0-325-00713-6.

Grant Writing - This link will take you to a number of downloadable handouts I compiled to help beginning grant writers get started.