In this session we looked at

Progression on projects

• how are you structuring your report?
• what do you see as the strengths of your report?
• what problems have you encountered in writing this report?
• what kind of explanation of outcomes are you inching towards?
  
• what remaining questions do you have?
  

Dissemination

What we need are very clear abstracts [guide attached here] to be included in your report of course but can stand alone as key messages to colleagues. You are welcome of course to put your entire report on the site and to use the site to add links to a blog or whatever else you want. But the abstracts are the place to start.

Reminder

Ethics forms - I cannot believe I am missing some!

 

Proof reading and peer review

We (remember the dissertation is double marked) are looking for straightforward past tense reporting of what you did, the evidence you collected and the conclusions you reached. Do follow consistent formatting, get the text proof read - do this as a peer review?

Submission

Please submit on line at

http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/wie/teaching/masters/esubmission/

[It is unnecessary to include a copy of the enhanced feedback form or to anonymize the e-copy].

You also need to submit one bound copy (red soft binding) of the dissertation/project.

WarwickPrint has an online service. This on-campus facility allows staff and students to upload their theses or reports as pdfs, choose from the available binding options, pay via credit card and collect from the Bookshop. Alternatively, your finished publication can be delivered to the department of your choice.

http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/insite/newsandevents/intnews2/bindery_online

The bound copy must be submitted to Reception in the Institute of Education by 31 August 2013.

If there any questions in regard to regulations or so see the advice re presentations I have already given you and or the attached official handbook. Click here

Please remind yourself of the presentation details too [click here presentation - in a nutshell double spaced, double sided, generous margins (4cm on the left) to allow for binding regualr font eg Times, with:

• Title
• Title Page withFull title of the dissertation and subtitle if any, Full name, followed by your student ID number, then, Statement: “Dissertation/Project presented as a partial requirement for the award of ... enter your course here .... of the University of Warwick” Module ID codeAffiliation: Institute of Education The month and year of submission.
• Table of Contents
• Acknowledgements
• Abstract
• Appendices
• Ethical approval form as an appendix. You may wish to include a copy of your research instruments or some examples of transcript data as other appendices.
• Referencing - Follow conventions as we have discussed.
  

Summing up

What would you like to tell yourself about the project; your pupils; your colleagues; your school; and at a wider level the academic community and of course the government? what would you like to tell researchers about action research itself?

 

Brief presentations

MA graduation

"Winter 2014 onwards: the penultimate Wednesday, Thursday and Friday in January". Is it possible?

Recent PhD

Action research on ICT and personalised learning. Click here

I have an updated version of this is anyone is interested.