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What Matters in a Research to Practice Cycle?

Teachers as Researchers

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Authors:
  1. Christine Grima-Farrell

    1. University of New South Wales, Kensington, Australia, Australian Catholic University, Strathfield, Australia

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  • Responds to a well-documented concern that has inhibited the efforts and success of researchers, educational leaders, practitioners and students for decades

  • Establishes ways in which research-based projects could be implemented and sustained in classroom applications

  • Introduces a RTP model that raises awareness of the complex links that are essential to uniting theoretical and practical educational goals and directly responds to calls for ways to address the RTP gap

  • Can be used as a planning tool for education systems, policy developers, schools and staff in tertiary settings to raise awareness of the essential connections between key RTP factors and the people involved, the projects themselves and the preparation required

  • Includes six different school-based cases, ranging from kindergarten to secondary settings, where validated research was implemented over a three-year period

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxix
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  2. The Gap Between Research and School Practice in Inclusive Education: Concerns and Complexities

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Research to Practice and Inclusion

      • Christine Grima-Farrell
      Pages 3-14

    3. The RTP Literature: Mind the Gap!

      • Christine Grima-Farrell
      Pages 15-66

    4. The Collective Case Study Design: Comparing Six Research to Practice Case Studies

      • Christine Grima-Farrell
      Pages 67-105

  3. Research and Practice Paradigms

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 107-110
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    2. Meet the Teachers: Introducing Six Experienced Teachers and Their Selected Research Based Projects

      • Christine Grima-Farrell
      Pages 111-138

    3. The Exploration Phase

      • Christine Grima-Farrell
      Pages 139-160

    4. The Explanation Phase

      • Christine Grima-Farrell
      Pages 161-196

    5. The Expansion Phase

      • Christine Grima-Farrell
      Pages 197-224

  4. Moving Forward in Reducing the Research to Practice Gap

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 225-227
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    2. Teacher Education: Engaging Connections Between People, Projects and Preparation

      • Christine Grima-Farrell
      Pages 229-236

    3. The RTP Model: An Interactive Research to Practice Framework

      • Christine Grima-Farrell
      Pages 237-250

    4. Aligning Our Focus with Strengths and Solutions

      • Christine Grima-Farrell
      Pages 251-258

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 259-282
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About this book

This book introduces a comprehensive RTP Model that reframes research to practice knowledge and inclusive education philosophy to promote the sustained use of research to promote and enhance meaningful education for all students.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of New South Wales, Kensington, Australia, Australian Catholic University, Strathfield, Australia

    Christine Grima-Farrell

About the author

Dr Christine Grima-Farrell was an experienced school teacher and special education coordinator prior to her academic career as a teacher educator. She is the President of the NSW Institute of Educational Research and is the Convenor of the Australian Association of Research in Education Teachers’ Work and Lives special interest group.  Chris was awarded the NSW Premier’s Award for Excellence in Teaching for her work in the area of inclusive education and research on practice initiatives. Her PhD entitled “Identifying factors that bridge the research to practice gap in inclusive education” was awarded the 2013 Beth Southwell Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Award and the Charles Sturt University Most Outstanding Thesis award. Chris has been honoured with an Australian Government Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning and also holds other University Excellence in Teaching Awards. She lives her scholarly work as she strives to raise awareness of ways to merge research and practice initiatives to support the diverse needs of students and enhance their wellbeing and resilience through promoting collaborative partnerships.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: What Matters in a Research to Practice Cycle?

  • Book Subtitle: Teachers as Researchers

  • Authors: Christine Grima-Farrell

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-2087-2

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Singapore 2017

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-10-2085-8Published: 15 September 2016

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-10-9524-5Published: 15 June 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-10-2087-2Published: 07 September 2016

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXIX, 282

  • Number of Illustrations: 20 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Early Childhood Education, Learning & Instruction, Assessment, Testing and Evaluation

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