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List of Figures and Tables | |
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Foreword | |
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Preface | |
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Acknowledgments | |
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About the Author | |
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Administrator Inquiry Defined | |
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What Is Administrator Inquiry? | |
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How Is Administrator Inquiry or Action Research Different From Traditional Educational Research? | |
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What Is the Relationship Between Administrator Inquiry and Principal Professional Growth? | |
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What Are the Benefits of Engaging in Inquiry? | |
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How Do I Find Time to Engage in Inquiry as a Principal? | |
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What Are Some Contexts That Are Ripe for Principal Inquiry? | |
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Chapter 1 Exercises | |
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The Passions That Drive Your Journey: Finding a Wondering | |
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Where Do I Find My Wonderings and Questions? | |
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Some Cautionary Notes | |
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Chapter 2 Exercises | |
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The Road Map: Developing a Data Collection Plan | |
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Quantitative Measures of Student Achievement (Standardized Test Scores, Assessment Measures, Grades) | |
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Fieldnotes | |
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Interviews | |
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Documents/Artifacts/Student Work | |
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Digital Pictures | |
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Video | |
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Reflective Journals and/or Weblogs | |
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Surveys | |
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Literature | |
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When Do I Collect Data, and How Much Do I Collect? | |
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Chapter 3 Exercises | |
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The Navigation of Uncertain Terrain: Analyzing Data | |
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Confront the Data Analysis Task | |
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Take Control of the Data Analysis Task by Keeping It Simple | |
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Follow Four Steps to Data Analysis | |
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Have Colleagues Help in the Process | |
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An Illustration of the Data Analysis Process | |
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Chapter 4 Exercises | |
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The Travelogue: Sharing Your Work With Others | |
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Why Is It Important to Share My Work With Others? | |
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With Whom Do I Share My Work? | |
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How Do I Share My Work? | |
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What's Important to Share? | |
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Chapter 5 Exercises | |
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The Continuing Journey as "Head Learner": Assessing the Quality of Inquiry | |
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Why Is It Important to Assess the Quality of My Work? | |
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What Is the Difference Between Generalizability and Transferability? | |
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How Do I Go About Assessing Practitioner Research Quality, and Why Is It So Difficult to Do | |
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What Are Some Quality Indicators for Practitioner Research? | |
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What Are Some Ways of Enhancing Inquiry Quality? | |
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Chapter 6 Exercises | |
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References | |
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Index | |