CHAPTER 1:   Understanding Action Research   CHAPTER 2:   Ethics   CHAPTER 3:   Deciding on an Area of Focus   CHAPTER 4:   Data Collection Techniques    CHAPTER 5:   Data Collection Considerations: Validity, Reliability, and Generalizability CHAPTER 6:   Data Analysis and Interpretation    CHAPTER 7:   Action Planning for Educational Change CHAPTER 8:   Writing Up Action Research    CHAPTER 9:   Evaluating Action Research   APPENDIX A:  Action Research in Action: A Case Study of Curtis Elementary School and an Article Critique APPENDIX B: Standard Deviation and Action Research    APPENDIX C:  Displaying Data Visually