Becky Barnes
Action Research Coordinator
Are you interested in carrying out an action research project or collaborating on one? You may like to know what the aims of these projects are in the first instance:
- to encourage reflective practice and develop as a teacher/educator
- to test out ideas systematically in the classroom to see if they really work
- to put some of the college initiatives into action in your professional context
- to encourage the dissemination of good practice in teaching for learning
- to improve students' achievements
The projects themselves are usually small in scale (often conducted in one or two classes over the year) and written up in a format that is professional rather than purely academic. The best way to get a feel for what is required is to look at this PowerPoint presentation which gives an outline of the purposes and benefits of action research. Paper copies 'the 6th Journal' are available in the staff library or you can download the full journal 2006 , 2007 , 2008 , 2009 or 2010 here.
If you are a member of staff at The Sixth Form College Farnborough, just click on the link for the Proposal sheet. This will need to be filled in and sent to me by July 9th 2007.
If you wish to collaborate on a project, to data share, or simply find out more information about the research being carried out at The Sixth Form College Farnborough, contact me on the email link below: