Elliot, John, <br/><br/>
Action Research for Educational Change  [electronic resource] : 
John Elliot. 
<br/><br/> Dealing with action research as a form of teacher professional development, this book traces the historical emergence and contemporary significance of action research in schools. It examines action research as a "cultural innovation" with transformative possibilities for both the professional culture of teachers and teacher educators in academia.  This book is concerned with action research as a form of teacher professional development. In it, John Elliot traces the historical emergence and current significance of action research in schools. He examines action research as a "cultural innovation" with transformative possibilities for both the professional culture of teachers and teacher educators in academia and explores how action research can be a form of creative resistance to the technical rationality underpinning government policy. He explains the role of action research in the specific contexts of the national curriculum, teacher appraisal and competence-based teacher training. 
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<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. <br/>Askews and Holts. <br/>Mode of access: World Wide Web. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780335231492 (e-book) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Education<br/>Education<br/>Educational psychology<br/>United Kingdom, Great Britain<br/>Educational administration & organization<br/>Teacher training<br/>Social research & statistics
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.