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Critical Praxis Research

Breathing New Life into Research Methods for Teachers

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Authors:
  1. Tricia M. Kress

    1. Dorchester, USA

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  • Applies the tenets of critical pedagogy to research in a way that is both theoretical and practical
  • Provides students with a strong conceptual knowledge base about critical research in an engaging way that allows readers to connect with the text
  • Provides reflective questions and writing activities following each chapter helping readers in designing and conducting Critical Praxis Research Rather than prescribe “how-to” do research, the texts leads readers to design research that is suited for who they are (identity), where they are (context), and what they hope to accomplish by conducting critical research (purpose) Provides readers with actual examples of CPR in action

Part of the book series: Explorations of Educational Purpose (EXEP, volume 19)

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Breathing Life into Research Methods for Teachers

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Introduction: Why Critical Praxis Research?

      • Tricia M. Kress
      Pages 3-15

    3. Stages of Grief and Bringing Joy Back to Inquiry

      • Tricia M. Kress
      Pages 17-33

    4. Positivist Research, Death of the Self

      • Tricia M. Kress
      Pages 35-49

    5. Qualitative Research: The Researcher in a Comatose State

      • Tricia M. Kress
      Pages 51-63

    6. CPR: Breathing New Life into Research Methods for Teachers

      • Tricia M. Kress
      Pages 65-77

  3. Practicing Critical Praxis Research

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 79-79
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    2. The Seven Deadly Sins: Vices and Virtues of CPR

      • Tricia M. Kress
      Pages 81-92

    3. The Art of CPR Research Design

      • Tricia M. Kress
      Pages 93-109

    4. From Knowledge Discovery to Understanding

      • Tricia M. Kress
      Pages 111-126

    5. Demystifying Research Ethics in CPR

      • Tricia M. Kress
      Pages 127-143
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About this book

Critical Praxis Research (CPR) is a teacher research methodology designed to bridge the divide between practitioner and scholar, drawing together many strands to explain the research process not just as something teacher researchers do, but as a fundamental part of who teacher researchers are. Emphasizing the researcher over the method, CPR embraces and amplifies the skills and passions teachers naturally bring to their research endeavours. Emerging from the tradition of critical pedagogy, Critical Praxis Research: Breathing New Life into Research Methods for Teachers transcends longstanding debates over quantitative vs. qualitative and scholar vs. practitioner research. The text examines the histories and current applications of common methodologies and re-conceptualizes the ways that these methodologies can be used to enhance teachers’ identities as practitioners and researchers. It also provides a critical examination of the role of Institutional Review Boards, and explores the complexity and ethics of data collection, data analysis, and writing. Through guiding questions and writing prompts, the author encourages readers to think through the process of design and conducting CPR. The text is theoretically rich, but written in an accessible style infused with metaphor, irony, and humour. Critical Praxis Research: Breathing New Life into Research Methods for Teachers is both instructive and uplifting, sending the message that research is difficult but also joyful, like life itself.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Dorchester, USA

    Tricia M. Kress

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Critical Praxis Research

  • Book Subtitle: Breathing New Life into Research Methods for Teachers

  • Authors: Tricia M. Kress

  • Series Title: Explorations of Educational Purpose

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1790-9

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2011

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-007-1789-3Published: 17 August 2011

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-007-3804-1Published: 27 November 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-007-1790-9Published: 17 August 2011

  • Series ISSN: 1875-4449

  • Series E-ISSN: 1875-4457

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 258

  • Topics: Teaching and Teacher Education, Educational Philosophy

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