SPED - 8114 Action Research (3)

Introduces students to action research, a form of self-reflective systematic inquiry by practitioners on their own practice; goals include the improvement of practice, a better understanding of that practice, and an improvement in the situation in which the practice is carried out; topics include an analysis of collaborative and spectator forms of research, ways to identify problems to investigate, the selection of appropriate research methods, collecting and analyzing data, and ways to draw conclusions from the research. Required: 30 clinical/field hours. Instructional Method: Lecture/Discussion and Clinical/Field Hours Prerequisites: SPED-8311 and SPED-8350.