First of all I want to explain why I think it is so important to put 'understanding'first, as the
essence of all research worthy of the name. And I will need to address the difficult question …

It is almost a platitude to assert that there is a gulf between educational research and
teaching practice-that there are a lack of structures to communicate research to teachers; …

Whenever I talk to teachers about doing teacher research, I start by exhorting them to
question everything and, following Rainer Maria Rilke's advice, to love the questions. It is …

Early Professional Development for Teachers Page 1 Chapter 24 Why are class teachers
reluctant to become researchers? Roger Hancock Editors' Note: This chapter takes a close …

This chapter discusses the meaning of the term 'research'and shows how it forms part of our
daily lives. The characteristics of formal research are outlined and different typologies of …

Teacher research cannot be disconnected from issues of both professional development of
the teacher and of the successful or unsuccessful running of the teacher's classrooms …

Teachers engage with other people's research; they also do their own research. The logic of
Teacher Research is similar to the reflective,'plan-act-observe-evaluate'cycle, discussed …

We all have, of course, a history, a trajectory, both personal and professional. I am constantly
amazed to hear mine as told by other people, be they colleagues, close friends or …

Most policies and strategies to improve teaching practice and student learning have often
underpinned their arguments on research as the basis to authenticate their appropriateness …

The intention of this book is to develop an increased awareness of the place of professional
practice in the realms of research in teaching. The chapters investigate, from an international …