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The Reflective School Counselor's Guide to Practitioner Research
Skills and Strategies for Successful Inquiry
- Vicki Brooks-McNamara - Senior Consultant, The Education Trust
- Danielle Torres - Lewis and Clark College, USA
December 2007 | 128 pages | Corwin
This practical and timely book guides school counselors through the process of conducting practitioner inquiry projects focused on issues of achievement, opportunity inequities, school culture, and community partnerships. Each chapter includes:
- Suggestions for practical application of the material
- Strategies for ensuring success
- An on-going case study related to the chapter's focus
The book aims to help counselors develop research projects not only to improve specific school programs and student outcomes, but to improve the larger school culture.
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Introduction
1. Launching Inquiry: Developing Your Question
2. Discovering the Territory: Exploring Others' Expertise
3. Getting It Together: Gathering Your Data
4. Sorting It Out: Making Sense of Your Data
5. Stepping Up: Sharing What You Now Know
6. Building Your Learning Community
7. Review and Can-Do: Putting It All Together
References
Index
Sample Materials & Chapters
Brooks-McNamara_ReflectiveSchool_Introduction
Brooks-McNamara_ReflectiveSchool_Chapter 1