DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
““The key to change... is to let go of fear.””
EDUCATIONAL SEMINAR I and II
THE COLLEGE OF STATEN ISLAND / CUNY
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
““The key to change... is to let go of fear.””
Instructor: Dr. Judit Kerekes
Office: 3S/207B
Phone: (718) 982 4112
Office Hours: Wednesday 3:00 pm-4:00 pm
Wednesday 8:00 pm-9:00 pm
Thursday 3:00 pm-4:00 pm
Time: Wednesday 6:30 pm-8:10 pm
Room: 3S/210
Course Description: “The best way to predict the future is to invent it.”Alan Kay. The future is in our schools and classrooms today. By studying a particular phenomenon through interactive strategies, research provides an understanding of the theory. Research changes one’s “lenses” when viewing education. Students gain a deeper understanding and knowledge in education.
Required materials: Johnson, A. P. (2005)
A short guide to action research
A Person Education Company ISBN 020541253X
Hubbard, R. S. and Power, B. M. (2003)
The art of classroom inquiry
A HANDBOOK FOR TEACHER-RESEARCHERS
Greenwood ISBN 0325005435
Recommended: Duckworth, E. and the Experienced Teachers Group (2005)
Teacher to teacher learning from each other
Teachers College Press ISBN 9 780807 736524
E. T. Stringer (2007)
Action Research
Sage publications ISBN 978 1 4129 5223 1
Course Objectives:
To set up a theoretical framework for educational research
To facilitate students to became teacher-researchers
To establish a climate of inquiry towards change with respect to ideal classroom practice
To develop an area of inquiry
To facilitate the understanding and practice of clear systematic planning to collect data and verify the effects of change
To prepare a research based proposal designed to examine particular classroom concerns of the student
Requirements & Method of Evaluation:
Final Written Proposal 50%
Exams 30%
Attendance and Class Participation 20%
COURSE OUTLINE
"Every path to a new understanding begins in confusion." Mason Cooley
F08
Aug. 27 Class 1st Introduction to Action Research
How Teachers Become Researchers
Try to Love the Question Themselves
Finding and Framing a Research Question
Reading:
Chapter 1 Hubbard and Power
Sept. 3 Class 2nd Library Class
Reviewing the Literature
Sources for the Literature Review
Sample Literature Reviews
Computer lab, ERIC
The Legacy of Distant Teachers:
Creative Review if Literature
Reading:
Chapter 5 Hubbard and Power
Sept. 10 Class 3rd Form and function
The Research Design
Finding the Research Question
Determining the Relevant Data
Reading:
Chapter 2 Hubbard and Power
Sept. 17 Class 4th Data Collection and Analysis
Getting Supports
Getting Permissions
Reading: Article, and
Chapter 2 Hubbard and Power
Sept. 24 Class 5th Strategies for Data Collection
Note-Taking
Saving Student Work, Classroom Artifacts
Reading: Review, and
Chapter 3 Hubbard and Power
Oct. 1 No Class Scheduled
Oct. 8 No Class Scheduled
Oct. 15 Class 6th Interviews, Surveys, Sociograms
Audio, and Video Transcriptions
Photography as a Tool for Research
Reading: Review Chapters
1-3 Hubbard and Power
Oct. 22 Class 7th Mid-Term Exam
Oct. 30 Class 8th Pentimento
Methods of Analyzing Data
Indexing
Analyzing Student Work
Reading: Articles, and
Chapter 4 Hubbard and Power
Nov. 5 Class 9th Memos, Triangulation
Learning More about the Field
Reading: Chapters
4 and 5 Hubbard and Power
Nov. 12 Class 10th Interviews Group A-B
Reading: articles, and
Review Chapters
Nov. 19 Class 11th Interviews Group C-D
Reading: articles, and
Review Chapters
Nov. 26 Class 12th Perishable Art
Writing and Reporting Action Research
Importance of Routine and Deadlines
Know What You Want to Say
Finding the Shape
Know Your Audience
Reading:
Chapter 6 Hubbard and Power
Dec. 3 Class 13th You are not alone
Learning to use SPSS
Finding Support for Your Research
Fishing for Funds
Forming a Support Group
Reading: Review Chapters 1-6, and
Chapter 7 Hubbard and Power
Dec. 10 Class 14th
Dec. 19 Class 15th Final Exam
Sp09
January 28 Class 1 Overview of the Acton Research Process
Research in Action
The Importance of Action Research
Overview of the Research process
February 04 Class 2 Theoretical Context
Reviewing the Literature
Academic Journals
Internet, Use ERIC
Books, Other Sources
February 11 Class 3 Face to Face
By appointment
February 18 Class 4 Methods of Collecting and Analyzing Data
Systematic data collection
Research Journal, Observation
Notes, Checklists
Conferences vs. Interviews
Video-, Audio Tapes
Surveys, Open Ended Questions
Methods of Analyzing Data
February 25 Class 5 Your Plan of Action
Conclusions and Recommendations
Evaluation of the Study
Next Step
March 04 Class 6 Professional Articles
March 11 Class 7 Mid-term
March 18 Class 8 Face to Face
By appointment
March 25 Class 9 Teacher to Teacher Workshop
April 1 Class10 Presenting Your Action Research
Spring Recess
April 22 Class11 Research Colloquium
April 29 Class12 Research Colloquium
May 06 Class13 Research Colloquium
May 13 Class14 Research Conference
May 20 Class15 Final Examinations