Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ502299
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Publication Date: 1995
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Action Research, School Change, and the Silencing of Teacher Voice.
Dana, Nancy Fichtman
Action in Teacher Education, v16 n4 p59-70 Win 1995
A researcher and four elementary teachers conducted collaborative action research to explore, implement, and document practitioner initiated change. The article highlights the political nature of action research linked with reform, noting that peers and principals can silence teachers' voices. Collaborative action research groups may provide essential support during school change. (SM)
Descriptors: Action Research, Educational Change, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers, Higher Education, Peer Relationship, Politics of Education, Preservice Teacher Education, Research Methodology, Teacher Administrator Relationship, Teacher Participation, Teacher Researchers, Teacher Role
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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