Exploring Educational Research Literacy

"Exploring Educational Research Literacy" Offers Beginning Classroom Teachers a Comprehensive Introduction to the Topic of Educational Research Literacy - That Is, the Ability to Read Educational Research Articles in a Systemic and Critical Way. Many Beginning Teacher Education Students Are Expected to Be Familiar With the Latest Research in Their Field, but Are Not Necessarily Researchers Themselves. in Fact, Many New Students Have Had Little Exposure to Educational Research. in This Accessible Text, Gary Shank and Launcelot Brown Give Students Step-By-Step Guidance Through the Often Baffling Process of Learning a New 'Language' of Research Methods. Using Clear and Friendly Language, and Employing Simple Articles Created to Introduce Students to Important Ideas in an Engaging Manner, "Exploring Educational Research Literacy" Gives Students the Tools to Shift From Being Passive Consumers of Research to Active and Critical Readers Capable of Evaluating Research and Judging the Usefulnes