David Middlewood & Marianne Coleman 
Practitioner Research in Education [PDF ebook] 
Making a Difference

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Practitioner Research in Education should become a millennium ‘must’ for principals and school leaders whose schools are under Of STED spotlight and for all those practitioners who earnestly aim to undertake higher managment studies whilst ‘in situ’ in their teaching posts…. It is a publication well worth reading by all those who continue to be, justifiably, enthused by school development issues′ –
Angela Monkman Brushett, Of STED Inspector

`This is a very simple but notable piece of work… They have done a service to education in providing evidence (and there is remarkably little elsewhere) that continuous professional development does pay off in terms of a better education for pupils in schools′ – School Leadership and Management

Much debate currently concerns the value of education research : how is it perceived by practitioners and students ? How useful and relevant is it ? Who best carries it out ? Can it be free from political influence ? While practitioner research is widely advocated, little is known about its effect on individuals, teams and the institution.

In Practitioner Research in Education, the authors explore the effects of teachers′ and lecturers′ research and its impact on organizational improvement. Whether affecting whole school cultures through teachers′ group work, or influencing practice through an individual′s research, the accounts in this book show how research can make a difference. They show how improvements in management and leadership arising from practitioner research can contribute to advances in teaching and learning.

The book includes material on how to conduct research, the types of research which practitioners can carry out in a school or college, and the implications of research for organizational development. Readers will be able to draw valuable lessons for personal, professional, team or school improvement.

Practitioner Research In Education will be useful to students and practitioners of educational management, to those doing research in educational settings, and to school managers who are committed to school improvement.

Cuprins

Preface – David Middlewood, Marianne Coleman and Jacky Lumby

Introduction – Marianne Coleman and Jacky Lumby

The Significance of Site-Based Practitioner Research in Educational Management

PART ONE: DEVELOPING ASPECTS OF MANAGEMENT

Developing the Management of People – Jacky Lumby

Re-Appraising Roles through Research – Marianne Coleman

Influencing the Management of the Curriculum – Jacky Lumby

Transforming Structures and Culture – Jacky Lumby

PART TWO: AFFECTING THE SCHOOLS AS AN INSTITUTION

Some Effects of Multiple Research Projects on the Host School Staff and Their Relationships – David Middlewood

Influencing School Culture – David Middlewood

Engendering Change – David Middlewood

PART THREE: SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT – A RESEARCH-RICH ZONE

What Makes for Effective Research in a School or College? – Marianne Coleman

Conclusions – Marianne Coleman

Despre autor

Jacky Lumby (Ph.D. University of Leicester) is Professor of Education and Head of the School of Education at the University of Southampton, UK. She has taught and led in a range of educational settings, including secondary/high schools, community and further/technical education. She has also worked for a Training and Enterprise Council, with a regional responsibility for developing leaders across the public and private sectors. She has researched and published widely on educational policy, leadership and management in schools and colleges, in the UK and internationally. Her work on leadership encompasses a range of perspectives, including diversity issues, comparative and international perspectives and leading upper secondary education. She has co-edited International handbook on the preparation and development of school leaders (2008). Her most recent book is, with Marianne Coleman, Leadership and Diversity: Challenging Theory and Practice in Education (2007). She is co- editor of the journal International Studies in Educational Administration and a member of the Council of the British Educational Leadership, Management and Administration Society.