Born of the author's own experience working with teachers and principals,Action Research, Fourth Edition,provides a research-based step-by-step outline of how to do action research. The author guides teachers and administrators through the action research process via numerous concrete illustrations; positioning it as a fundamental component of teaching.

Action Researchhelps to develop teachers and administrators with professional attitudes, who embrace action, progress, and reform.

Features

Balanced coverage of quantitative data collection and analysis techniques

• Chapter 4, Data Collection Techniques, covers collection techniques for the most frequently used qualitative and quantitative data, including observations, interviews, teacher-made tests, and standardized test data.
• Chapter 6, Data Analysis and Interpretation, guides students through data analysis and provides techniques, coding guidelines, and examples for analyzing both quantitative and qualitative data.
• Additional coverage of mixed methods research has been added throughout the book.

A focus on producing critical consumers of action research

• A new chapter, Evaluating Action Research (Chapter 9), helps students become critical consumers of research. 
• Included in Chapter 9 is an article from an action research journal that is analyzed using the new criteria for evaluating action research.
• Appendix A, Action Research in Action, contains an extended example and evaluation of an action research case study.

An expanded coverage of ethics

• Chapter 2, Ethics, provides an expanded discussion of ethical guidelines and provides guidance for seeking and obtaining Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval.

Integration to the MyEducationLab for Action Research website

• The fourth edition ofAction Researchincludes margin note integration with MyEducationLab for Action Research, a dynamic online learning environment that provides students with the opportunity to build a better understanding of action research through engagement with real products from the research process. 

A user-friendly format

• Chapter objectives give students targets to shoot for as they read and study
• Key Concept boxes provide students with an efficient review of important vocabulary and theory
• Research in Action checklists provide students with guidelines to use in each stage of the action research process

Summary

ASP.NET MVC 4 in Actionis a fast-paced tutorial designed to introduce ASP.NET MVC to .NET developers and show how to apply it effectively. All examples in this revised edition are based on ASP.NET MVC 4, so you'll get full coverage of features such as the Razor view engine, Web Matrix helpers, and improved extensibility. You'll see how your ASP.NET applications can benefit from changes in the .NET Framework.

ASP.NET MVC provides the architecture needed to separate an application's logic and its UI. Because each component's role is well defined, MVC applications are easy to test, maintain, and extend. The latest version, ASP.NET MVC 4, takes advantage of .NET 4 and includes powerful features like the Razor view engine, Web Matrix helpers, and enhanced extensibility.

ASP.NET MVC 4 in Actionis a hands-on guide that shows you how to apply ASP.NET MVC effectively. After a high-speed ramp up, this thoroughly revised new edition explores each key topic with a self-contained example so you can jump right to the parts you need. Based on thousands of hours of real-world experience, the authors show you valuable high-end techniques you won't find anywhere else. Written for developers, the book arms you with the next-level skills and practical guidance to create compelling web applications.

You need some knowledge of ASP.NET and C#, but no prior ASP.NET MVC experience is assumed.

Purchase includes free PDF, ePub, and Kindle eBooks downloadable at manning.com.

• Complete coverage of ASP.NET MVC 4
• The new Web API
• Full-system testing

Jeffrey Palermo, Jimmy Bogard, Eric Hexter, Matthew Hinze, and Jeremy Skinner are all ASP.NET MVPs, ASP insiders, and early adopters of ASP.NET MVC.

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PART 1 HIGH-SPEED FUNDAMENTALS

1. Introduction to ASP.NET MVC
2. Hello MVC world
3. View fundamentals
4. Action-packed controllers

PART 2 WORKING WITH ASP.NET MVC

5. View models
6. Validation
7. Ajax in ASP.NET MVC
8. Security
9. Controlling URLs with routing
10. Model binders and value providers
11. Mapping with AutoMapper
12. Lightweight controllers
13. Organization with areas
14. Third-party components
15. Data access with NHibernate

PART 3 MASTERING ASP.NET MVC

16. Extending the controller
17. Advanced view techniques
18. Dependency injection and extensibility
19. Portable areas
20. Full system testing
21. Hosting ASP.NET MVC applications
22. Deployment techniques
23. Upgrading to ASP.NET MVC 4
24. ASP.NET Web API