Harkness and action research : activity and affect
department or school: Education, Faculty of
data provider: DSpace
degree campus: UBCV
creator: DiPietro, Michael
issued: 2019-04-23T17:03:05Z
issued: 2019
related degree: Master of Arts - MA
degree grantor: University of British Columbia
description: This study will explore how action research could be used as a tool to improve a discussion-based teaching philosophy (Harkness) at an independent school as well as improve student skills in both Harkness and research. Action research was chosen as the methodology to implement change at the school, while a thematic analysis will be used to then explore the ways in which action research affected the participants in the group. It was found that through participation in an action research project, participants developed an increased sensitivity to Harkness, research skills, and were able to explore the learning environment they were engaged in through democratic discussions with one teacher-researcher. This research will then open avenues to explore further in subsequent action research projects which could focus on the culture, competition, and other community aspects in co-operation with the students at the school.
aggregated CHO: https://circle.library.ubc.ca/rest/handle/2429/69853
note: HARKNESS AND ACTION RESEARCH: ACTIVITY AND AFFECT by Michael DiPietro B.Sc., The University of Waterloo, 2011 A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS in THE FACULTY OF GRADUATE AND POSTDOCTORAL STUDIES (Science Education) THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (Vancouver) April 2018 © Michael DiPietro, 2018 ii The following individuals certify that they have read, and recommend to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies for acceptance, a thesis/dissertation entitled: Harkness and Action Research: Activity and Affect submitted by Michael DiPietro in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Science Education Examining Committee: Yuen Sze Michelle Tan Co-supervisor Douglas Adler Co-supervisor Sandra Scott Supervisory Committee Member Additional Examiner Additional Supervisory Committee Members: Supervisory Committee Member Supervisory Committee Member iii Abstract This study will explore how action research could be used as a tool to improve a discussion-based teaching philosophy (Harkness) at an independent school as well as improve student skills in both Harkness and research. Action research was chosen as the methodology to implement change at the school, while a thematic analysis will be used to then explore the ways in which action research affected the participants in the group. It was found that through participation in an action research project, participants developed an increased sensitivity to Harkness, research skills, and were able to explore the learning environment they were engaged in through democratic discussions with one teacher-researcher. This research will then open avenues to explore further in subsequent action research projects which could focus on the culture, competition, and other community aspects in co-operation with the students at the school. iv Lay Summary This study tells the story of an action research group focused on improving a discussion…
has type: Thesis/Dissertation
date issued: 2019-05
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0378390
language: eng
degree discipline: Education
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: University of British Columbia
rights: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
rights URI: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
scholar level: Graduate
type: Text
identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/69853