ABSTRACT

This engaging and practical book offers science teacher educators and K-12 science teachers alike the tools to engage in a dialogic mode of collaborative action research (D-CAR), a collaborative mode of action research focused on teachers’ experiences with students, reflection upon these experiences, and peer learning.

Renowned science educator Allan Feldman and co-authors from across numerous settings in K-12 science education present the theory, methodology, case studies, and practical advice to support the use of D-CAR as a means to enhance teachers’ normal practice and address the problems, dilemmas, and dissonances that science teachers must negotiate as they work to meet the needs of an increasingly diverse student population and engage with complex science teaching challenges that disproportionately affect marginalized students.

The book will be of use to science teacher educators, pre-service and in-service science teachers, professional development specialists, or any science educator invested in developing creative, reflective, and thoughtful teachers.

chapter 1|10 pages

Introduction to the Book

chapter 2|20 pages

The Principles of Action Research

chapter 4|12 pages

Wicked Problems in Science Education

chapter 5|28 pages

How to Implement D-CAR

chapter 6|22 pages

Engaging in Conventional Action Research

chapter 7|9 pages

Barriers to Implementing Action Research

chapter 9|15 pages

Cases of D-CAR

chapter 10|2 pages

Afterword