Collaborative Action ResearchDeveloping Professional Learning Communities\nAuthor(s): Stephen P. Gordon\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Teachers' College Press, United States\nImprint: Teachers' College Press\nISBN-13: 9780807748985, 978-0807748985\nSynopsis\nThose new to action research are provided an overview and map to guide participants through the process. Gordon evaluates the work of the School Improvement Network, a partnership in which university professors and graduate students collaborated with K - 12 school leaders and teachers to design, implement, and assess schoolwide action research projects focused on long-term school [url] the role of both the university and the school, \""\""Collaborative Action Research\""\"": explores critical aspects of collaborative action, including establishing relationships, using critical friends, developing leadership teams, readiness, organization, and implementation; provides lessons learned from successful and unsuccessful programs, to show .