RESOURCES

Included here are just a few entry points for you to explore the insights, experiences, and information from a wider world of research, writing, and engagement in change. (Full references are given in the References section.) More conventional texts that lay out the steps, decisions, and theories involved in research in your field can be readily found through an internet search of syllabi for research courses.

Updates and Supplements

Graduate courses based around the three frameworks:
Phases of Research and Engagement: syllabus, http://www.faculty.umb.edu/peter_taylor/692.html; examples of student assignments, http://www.faculty.umb.edu/peter_taylor/692Examples.html

Cycles and Epicycles of Action Research: syllabus, http://www.faculty.umb.edu/peter_taylor/693.html; examples of student assignments, http://www.faculty.umb.edu/peter_taylor/693examples.html

Creative Habits for Synthesis of Theory and Practice: syllabus, http://www.faculty.umb.edu/peter_taylor/694.html

Online forums for to engage the authors and each other in ongoing conversation and in sharing resources, struggles, and accomplishments
General forum: http://cctnetwork.ning.com/forum/topics/taking-yourself-seriously-a

Support and coaching structure to get most participants to finish a project by a target date: http://cctnetwork.ning.com/forum/topics/support-and-coaching-structure-to-get-most-participants-to-finish

Probe-Create Change-Reflect blog, http://pcrcr.wordpress.com

Wiki version of book, with updated components, http://cct.wikispaces.umb.edu/TYS

Action Research

Calhoun, E. F. (1994). How to Use Action Research in the Self-Renewing School.

Craig, D. V. (2009). Action Research Essentials.

Highlander Research and Education Center, publications http://www.highlandercenter.org/r-bookstore.asp

Horton, M. and B. Moyers (1983). “The adventures of a radical hillbilly: An interview with Myles Horton.” (See also Video, Public Broadcasting System, 1981)

Rubin, N. A., 2013, “Teaching teachers to inquire through action research: Case studies in teacher education”

Schmuck, R. (1997 or 2006). Practical Action Research for Change.

See also the publications cited in Part 4 on Action Research and Participation.

Facilitation

Holman, P. and T. Devane, Eds. (1999). The Change Handbook: Group Methods for Shaping the Future.

Institute of Cultural Affairs, Canada, publications http://icabookstore.mybigcommerce.com

Scharmer, O. (2009). Theory U: Leading from the Future as It Emerges.

Schuman, S., Ed. (2006). Creating a Culture of Collaboration: The International Association of Facilitators Handbook.

Senge, P., et al. (1994). The Fifth Discipline Fieldbook.

Stanfield, R. B., Ed. (1997). The Art of Focused Conversation.

Stanfield, R. B. (2002). The Workshop Book: From Individual Creativity to Group Action. (See useful excerpts on googlebooks.)

Research

CCT Program (2010). Research and study competencies. http://www.cct.umb.edu/competencies.html (viewed 1 Dec 2011)

Denzin, N. K. and Y. S. Lincoln, Eds. (2005). The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research.

Schloss, P. J. and M. A. Smith (1999). Conducting Research.

Writing

Boice, R. (1990). Professors as Writers: A Self-Help Guide to Productive Writing.

Daniel, D., et al. (2001). Take Charge of Your Writing: Discovering Writing Through Self-Assessment.

Elbow, P. (1981). Writing with Power.

Elbow, P. and P. Belanoff (2000). Summary of kinds of responses. Pp. 7ff in Sharing and Responding. (summary available at http://www.faculty.umb.edu/peter_taylor/elbowresponses.html; viewed 9 July 2010)

Turabian, K. L. (2007). A Manual For Writers of Term papers, Theses, and Dissertations.