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Invitation to those who have engaged in classroom research through self-study action research

Why not share your story here and contribute to a professional conversation and a community of enquiry? Some responses:...
action research, community of enquiry, professional conversation, reflective practice, research, self study, Self-evaluation, Uncategorized

Making the connection

As a teacher, I hold values around holism and how I might try to make meaningful connections in my...
action research, reflective practice, self study, the purpose of education, Uncategorized, values

Interesting book on action research

Townsend, A. (2012) Action Research: The Challenges of Understanding and Changing Practice. Maidenhead Berkshire. McGraw Hill Education and Open...
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Self-study Colloquium at Hope University Liverpool

Hope University Liverpool is the location for an exciting colloquium entitled ‘Researching our own Practice: transforming the world through...
action research, reflective practice, self study, Self-evaluation, Uncategorized, values

Picturebook Workshop on July 6th 2013

Mary Roche will host and facilitate a workshop on using picturebooks to develop oral language, critical thinking, critical literacy,...
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Recent Irish Research (May 2013) supports our stance on teachers accessing research

Two recent research reports reinforced a strong recommendation of the Practice-based Research Encompassing Professional Development Project (March 2012) conducted...
action research, Uncategorized

Forthcoming – International Research Methods Summer School

IRMSS Conference Schedule This conference may be of interest to anyone engaged in education research. The programme includes a...
action research, concerns, living theory, reflective practice, self study, Self-evaluation, Uncategorized, values

Educating girls and women in Pakistan

Click here for interesting slideshow
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Educational Pause

Sometimes we just race along through our educational lives without taking a moment to pause and take breath. As...
concerns, reflective practice, Uncategorized

Welcome to Educational Action Research Ireland Blog

We are four teachers in Ireland, who have undertaken research into our practice. We believe, like Russell (1932) and...
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