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Postgraduate Module Descriptor
EFPM312: Action Research
This module descriptor refers to the 2017/8 academic year.
Indicative Reading List
This reading list is indicative - i.e. it provides an idea of texts that may be useful to you on this module, but it is not considered to be a confirmed or compulsory reading list for this module.
Basic reading:
Baumfield, V Hall, E & Wall, K (2008) Action Research in the classroom London, SAGE
Burton, D & Bartlett, S (2005) Practitioner research for teachers London, Paul Chapman
Carr, W. & Kemmis, S (1986) Becoming Critical, London, Falmer Press
Illeris, K. (ed) (2009) Contemporary Theories of Learning, Oxford, Routledge
Johnson, A. P. (2007) A short guide to action research (3rd edition), BostonMA, Allyn and Bacon
MacIntyre, C. (2002) The Art of the Action Research in the Classroom, London: David Fulton.
McNiff, J. (1988) Action Research: principles and practices, Basingstoke, Macmillan Education
McNiff, J., Whitehead, J. & Lomax, P. (2003) You and Your Action Research Project, London, Routledge
Redman, P. (2001) Good Essay Writing: A Social Sciences Guide (2nd Edition), London, Sage
Wilson, E. (2009) School-based Research: A Guide for Education Students. London, Sage