文档介绍：Action Research for
Improving Practice
A Practical Guide
Valsa Koshy
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Action Research for Improving Practice
A Practical Guide
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Action Research for
Improving Practice
A Practical Guide
Valsa Koshy
Paul Chapman Publishing
London · Thousand Oaks · New Delhi
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© Valsa Koshy 2005
First published 2005
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Contents
Acknowledgements ix
Introduction xi
1 What is action research? 1
Key points 1
Introduction 1
The development of action research: a brief background 2
What is involved in action research? 3
Some definitions of action research 8
What are the advantages of action research? 21
The limitations of a