Action Research in Adult Education: Academic-Practitioner Partnership in Washington, DC.

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Title:	Action Research in Adult Education: Academic-Practitioner Partnership in Washington, DC.
Authors:	Shifferraw, Maigenet¹, Burton, Janet²
Source:	Adult Basic Education & Literacy Journal. Summer2008, Vol. 2 Issue 2, p109-112. 4p.
Subject Terms:	Action research in education, Adult education research, Teachers, Universities & colleges
Geographic Terms:	Washington (D.C.)
Abstract:	The authors discuss a project that would assess the effectiveness of action research in adult education as a professional development model for teachers in the District of Columbia in 2008. Teacher-researchers earned a stipend for their efforts to conduct a study. They explain the benefits obtained by the University of District Columbia (UDC) from their participation in the project. Such project serves as a model for how academic units, state agencies and community-based organizations can work together to address educational and social issues.
Database:	Education Research Complete

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Abstract:	The authors discuss a project that would assess the effectiveness of action research in adult education as a professional development model for teachers in the District of Columbia in 2008. Teacher-researchers earned a stipend for their efforts to conduct a study. They explain the benefits obtained by the University of District Columbia (UDC) from their participation in the project. Such project serves as a model for how academic units, state agencies and community-based organizations can work together to address educational and social issues.
ISSN:	19342322