TY - BOOK AU - Campbell Anne AU - Gilroy Peter AU - Mcnamara Olwen TI - Practitioner Research and Professional Development in Education SN - 761974687 PY - 2004/// PB - Paul Chapman Publishing N2 - This book draws directly on the work of Teachers and other Professional Trainers concerned with continuing Professional Development. It promotes action research for practitioners in order to develop qualities of critical appraisal and analysis of practice, appropriate to professional contexts. Research Traditions in Education, Researching Professional Development, Professional Identity: Who am I? What Kind of Practitioner am I? Identifying an Area for Research, Finding, Reviewing and Managing Literature, Which Research Techniques to Use? Critical Friendship, Critical Community and Collaboration, Qualitative Data Analysis, Quantitative Data Management, Analysis and Presentation of Questionnaire Surveys, Writing up, Reporting and Publishing your Research, Evaluating and Disseminating Research, Resources for Research, References, Index ER -