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OverviewBecoming a Research-Informed School examines the reasons why teachers and leaders use research to improve their schools, and explores how teachers select, understand and use research to enhance learning experiences in fast-moving classroom environments. It analyses what teachers and school leaders actually do, to use research in their schools, and how they build a research-informed culture. Based firmly in data from real schools and considering the experiences of over 150 education professionals, it shows how research and evidence can be used to: Improve decision-making processes Develop schools as intellectual communities Address priorities for improvement Implement research-informed teaching Respond to policy imperative for informed practice Guide future research It considers key topics including Teacher Research, Lesson Study, the use of data to effect improvements, navigating social media and blogs, and how to overcome common obstacles to research use in schools. Becoming a Research-Informed School is full of rich, detailed examples of research and research utilisation. It is an indispensable resource for teachers and leaders who wish to take an informed approach to creating a professional learning community. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Tim Cain (Edge Hill University, UK)Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.340kg ISBN: 9781138308640ISBN 10: 1138308641 Pages: 232 Publication Date: 20 December 2018 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsContents PART ONE: WHY? Chapter One: Can Research Improve Schools? Chapter Two: Research Informs Decision-Making Chapter Three: Research Extends ‘Teaching Mindsets’ Chapter Four: Research Develops Schools as Intelligent Communities PART TWO: WHAT? Chapter Five: The Many Forms of Research Chapter Six: Obtaining Trustworthy Research with Susan Graves PART THREE: HOW? Chapter Seven: Building a Research-Informed Culture with Susan Graves Chapter Eight: Teacher Research Chapter Nine: Research Discussion Groups Chapter Ten: Lesson Study David Allan, David Boorman, Ella O’Doherty and Paul Smalley Chapter Eleven: Using School-Generated Data Elisha Omoso Chapter Twelve: Working with Universities Chapter Thirteen: Overcoming Obstacles to Research Utilisation AppendixReviewsThis book will be extremely timely and relevant in terms of adding to current thinking and practices around schools' engagement with research Sue Sing, Researcher-in-Residence, Christ the King School, London The book meets a major need, linking research to real life examples of what schools are actually doing Jamie Galpin, Developmental Psychologist, The Bridge School, London This book, drawing as it does on an extensive range of high quality research studies that explore evidence-use, provides a state of the art insight into how to achieve evidence-informed teaching practice in our schools. Chris Brown, Professor of Education, Portsmouth University This book is essential reading for school leaders. The Why, What and How of research engagement are covered with impressive detail, combining an academic examination of the issues with practical strategies and an excellent sense of the current political context we're operating in. Tom Sherrington, Education Consultant and Author of The Learning Rainforest This book will be extremely timely and relevant in terms of adding to current thinking and practices around schools' engagement with research Sue Sing, Researcher-in-Residence, Christ the King School, London The book meets a major need, linking research to real life examples of what schools are actually doing Jamie Galpin, Developmental Psychologist, The Bridge School, London This book, drawing as it does on an extensive range of high quality research studies that explore evidence-use, provides a state of the art insight into how to achieve evidence-informed teaching practice in our schools. Chris Brown, Professor of Education, Portsmouth University This book is essential reading for school leaders. The Why, What and How of research engagement are covered with impressive detail, combining an academic examination of the issues with practical strategies and an excellent sense of the current political context we're operating in. Tom Sherrington, Education Consultant and Author of The Learning Rainforest Author InformationTim Cain is Professor of Education at Edge Hill University. Prior to this appointment he taught at the Chichester, Kingston, Bath Spa and Southampton universities, and was a secondary school classroom teacher for 19 years. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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