Views the classroom teacher's role as collaborator in research and as individual scholar from a historical perspective, considers some of the values and shortcomings in these trends, and suggests some projects in the language arts that may be of interest to the teacher scholar. (HOD)

Notes the need for researchers in schools who conduct studies to provide data for decision making, cull research literature for information needed for problem solving, and generate new ideas for practice based on current research. Outlines components of programs for educating school-based researchers. (ET)