SAGE Journal Articles
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Article 1
Cumming, T. M., Strnadova, I., & Singh, S. (2014). iPads as instructional tools to enhance learning opportunities for students with developmental disabilities: An action research project. Action Research, 12(2), 151–176.
URL: http://arj.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/12/2/151?ijkey=fjgihI1bK7j4.&keytype=ref&siteid=sparj
Questions that apply to this article:
1. How did the action researchers decide upon the intervention they would use for this project?
2. How did these action researchers incorporate a blog into their research process? What was the purpose of the blog?
3. How do you think this research changed the practice of the teachers and students who participated in it?
Article 2
Citation here
Kennedy, M. M. (1997). The connection between research and practice. Educational Researcher, 26(7), 4–12.
URL: http://edr.sagepub.com/content/26/7/4.full.pdf+html
Questions that apply to this article:
1. How does this scholar advance her argument for enhancing the connection between educational research and practice?
2. What are some of the historical underpinnings for this author’s argument?
3. Which characteristics of educational institutions does the author highlight as problematic for researchers?