Action Research

‘Highly recommended reading for any student or teacher undertaking action research. It provides readers with helpful and comprehensive coverage of all aspects of the action research process.’

Dr Janet Rose, Award Leader, MA Education, Bath Spa University, UK

‘Easy to navigate…offers concrete advice…and provides a good balance between theory and practice.’

Audrey Beaumont, Educational Consultant & Academic Researcher

Written in a clear and accessible style, this book provides practical guidance for teachers, lecturers and trainees doing research. Whether studying for qualifications or researching for professional development, Action Research contains everything you need to know in a single straightforward guide.

•   Practical approach ideal for those combining work and study

•   Simple navigation which breaks the process into four stages

•   Key concepts that define essential knowledge

•   UK & European case studies which help illustrate theory

•   Focus on collaboration, a central element of UK practice

Professor Geoffrey E. Mills is Professor of Education at Southern Oregon University, USA, where he has previously held the position of Dean in the School of Education. He has worked in education for more than 25 years and in addition to this book, is the only active author of Educational Research: Competencies for Analysis and Applications, now in its 10th edition.

Dr Robert Butroyd is currently course leader for the Masters in Action Research for Education, and project manager and principle investigator for the Action Research model for school-based research. He has also taught Economics in secondary schools for fourteen years before coordinating the PGCEs in Business Education and History at the University of Huddersfield, UK.