TY - BOOK AU - Campbell, Anne AU - McNamara, Olwen ;Gilroy, Peter TI - Practitioner research and professional development in education SN - 9780761974680 AV - LB 1028 .C187 2004 PY - 2004/// CY - London, United Kingdom PB - Paul Chapman Publishing KW - ACTION RESEARCH N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Chapter 1. Research Traditions in Education -- Chapter 2. Researching Professional Development -- Chapter 3. Professional Identity: who am I? What Kind of Practitioner am I? -- Chapter 4. Identifying an Area for Research -- Chapter 5. Finding, Reviewing and Managing Literature -- Chapter 6. Which Research Techniques to Use? -- Chapter 7. Critical Friendship, Critical Community and Collaboration -- Chapter 8. Qualitative Data Analysis -- Chapter 9. Quantitative Data Management N2 - Drawing directly on the work of teachers and other professional trainers concerned with programmes for continuing professional development, Research for Professional Development promotes action research for practitioners so as to develop qualities of critical appraisal and analysis of practice, appropriate to professional contexts ER -