1st Edition

The Role of Research in Teachers' Work Narratives of Classroom Action Research

By Lesley Scanlon Copyright 2018
152 Pages
by Routledge

152 Pages
by Routledge

152 Pages
by Routledge

In the debate regarding what constitutes teachers’ work, academics and bureaucrats continue to speak for teachers, with teachers’ voices rarely heard and not accorded equal recognition. The Role of Research in Teachers’ Work addresses this imbalance by privileging teachers’ voices as they narrate their experiences of engaging in systematic inquiry. The book embeds the teacher narratives within... Read more
Dedication

Acknowledgements

Introduction: Why this book, now?

Chapter 1 The nature of educational knowledge

Chapter 2 The nature of teachers’ work

Chapter 3 Answering the action research ‘call to adventure’

Chapter 4 Preparing for the research journey

Chapter 5 Conducting the research

Chapter 6 Sharing the research findings

Chapter 7 From action research to whole school initiative: a case study

Chapter 8 Impact and implications of the research

Biography

Lesley Scanlon is an Honorary Senior Lecturer in the School of Education and Social Work at the University of Sydney, Australia.