Spaulding, Dean T. <br/><br/>
Action research for school leaders / 
Dean T. Spaulding, John Falco. 
 - Boston :  Pearson,  c2013. 
 - xi, 155 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
 - The Allyn & Bacon educational leadership series .
 - Allyn & Bacon educational leadership series. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Chapter 1. The role of school leaders in school improvement -- past, present, and future -- Chapter 2. Using research to solve the puzzle of school improvement -- Chapter 3. Action research and the inquiry process -- Chapter 4. School-level action research -- Chapter 5. Analyzing data as an action research team -- Chapter 6. Examining past research, and reviewing and critiquing cause-effect experimental research -- Chapter 7. Critiquing and applying correlational and survey research -- Chapter 8. Critiquing and applying qualitative research -- Chapter 9. Gathering data from staff and other stakeholders -- Chapter 10. Step 2 : developing a program for school improvement -- Chapter 11. Step 4 : implementing the program or intervention with fidelity -- Chapter 12. Step 5 : gathering and analyzing data -- Chapter 13. Step 6 : reflecting and making modifications to the plan -- Chapter 14. Case study 1 : addressing high teacher turnover and low student performance -- Chapter 15. Case study 2 : decreasing the performance gap between general education and special education populations -- Chapter 16. Case study 3 : addressing behavioral problems and low student performance -- Chapter 17. Case study 4 : improving low ELA scores at the elementary level. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780131381049 0131381040 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2011037439 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Action research in education.<br/>Educational leadership.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>LB1028.24  / .S73 2013 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>370.72