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LaBelle Nature Park Project
Capstone Seminar Spring 2004
Margaret England
EME 6938
Action Research Question How can I best
moderate a resource database of LaBelle Nature Park curriculum activities?
Hardwood Hammock
River
Pines and Palmettos
Ferns and Lichens
Birds, Animals, Reptiles, including Gopher Tortoise
Close To Schools
What did I do? Permission from Assistant Superintendent
and Principal Developed site Recruited participants Added information to site to meet needs of
participants Evaluated project
Home
Contact Form
Message Board
Park Information
Document Manager
Useful Links
Scrapbook
What did I learn? Narrow topic Start small Ask for critical friend’s or tutor’s advice Proofread questions for errors and clarity Insure equal access to technology Help participants with technology concerns
Questions? Project Report in Portfolio: Areas of
Mastery Transcripts of Message Board available
upon request
References Bones, D. (Ed.). (1994). Getting started: a guide to bringing environmental education into your classroom.
Washington, DC: National Environmental Education and Training Foundation, pp. 44-61 Burnaford, G., Fischer, J., & Hobson, D. (Eds.). (2001). Teachers doing research (2nd ed.). Mahwah, NJ:
Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. (Original work published 2000) Chou, C., & Tsai, C. -C. (2002). Journal of Curriculum Studies, 34(6), 623-636. Gredler, M, E. (2001). Learning and instruction: theory into practice (4th ed.) Upper Saddle River, NJ:
Merrill Prentice Hall. Ercetin, S. S., & Demirbulak, D. (2002). Action research...organizational intelligence.....curriculum
development. Educational Research Quarterly, 26(1), 41-49. Hart, P. (2002). Environment in the science curriculum: the politics of change in the Pan-Canadian
science curriculum development process. International Journal of Science Education, 24(11), 1239-1254. Leinster, S. (2003). Curriculum planning. Lancet, 362(9385), 750. McNiff, J., Lomax, P., & Whitehead, J. (2003). You and your action research project (2nd. ed.). New York:
Routledge Falmer. (Original work published 1996) Ornstein, A. C., & Hunkins, F. P. (1998). Curriculum: foundations, principles, and issues (3rd ed.). New
York: Allyn and Bacon. (Original work published in 1988). Prendergast, M. (n.d.). Seven stages in my first action research project. Retrieved February 28, 2004,
from Queen's University: http://educ.queensu.ca/projects/action_research/michael.htm