This article was authored by a university educator and a twelve year-old child. The first author was a visiting teacher to a small, rural, state primary school in Queensland Australia. She spent one day per week for nineteen weeks fostering an inquiry-based stance to teaching and learning. The second author is a student within the researched…

The study reported in this article explores conceptions of the research-teaching relationship held by faculty members in two research-intensive universities. To elaborate a model for research-intensive teaching that can be considered in faculty development, a total of 16 members from 4 different disciplines were interviewed. The rich diversity in…

Presents the idea of teachers as researchers in Australia. Summarizes each study presented in Research in Science Education, volume 30. (YDS)

This guide offers a compilation of annotated resources concerned with P-12 practitioner research, focusing on North America. The guide includes information about practitioner research networks, online sites, journals, collections of practitioner research studies, newsletters, funding sources in support of action research, and publications about…

This short paper draws upon the work of Boyer (1990) to argue for a broader definition of research, a greater recognition of the role of service and the integration of teaching, research and service as interconnected scholarly activities. As a lecturer in management the author has carried out research on small firms and has been a business mentor…

Action research is one of the relevant methodologies for addressing research questions and issues in middle grades education. Accounting for nearly 20% of published middle grades research studies (Hough, 2003), action research has emerged as an important and appropriate research method. In addition to reviewing the historical context, this article…

This paper makes a contribution to the theory and practice of educational action research by introducing two theoretical and methodological resources as part of a personal review of sustained professional experience: "appreciative inquiry" and the "enneagram". It is more than a theoretical exercise, however, because it also…

States that a teacher-researcher is an observer, a questioner, and learner. (DF)

This paper presents two examples of teacher researchers conducting classroom inquiry situated in a framework of care. The teacher research movement continues to gain momentum as researchers seek answers and better understanding of issues related to their own practice. However, teachers continue to have difficulty in finding value in the practices…

This publication is a compilation of resources concerned with practitioner research in P-12 education, with a focus on North America. The guide includes information about practitioner research networks, on-line sites, journals, collections of practitioner research studies, funding sources in support of action research, and publications about…

Inquiry-based staff development alters the way participants conceive of their roles as teachers and colleagues. Collegial communities can sustain significant changes in issues participants identify as important and support leadership efforts beyond the local context. (SK)

Responds to a theme issue, "Research for Doctoral Students in Education (vol.30, 5), " asserting that the continua presented in the articles fail to legitimize research done by school practitioners on site. Discusses issues related to differences in rigor, status, and purpose between practitioner and other research. Recommends that education…

Critiques Anderson's response to the theme issue, "Research for Doctoral Students in Education," asserting that questions he raises have few straightforward answers. Agrees that because efforts to study and improve educational practice too often impose abstract findings on school and teachers, it is important to develop a literature based in…

Presents a framework for comparing and evaluating action research that transcends differences among existing models. The dimensions of the framework are theoretical orientation, purpose, and type of reflective process. The paper describes how the framework was developed and presents examples of how it can be used to analyze different approaches to…

Reviews the work of Joe L. Kincheloe, who extends postmodern political theory into the realm of cognitive theory when writing about children, intelligence, or workers. For Kincheloe, teaching, researching, and social justice are so intertwined as to be indistinguishable. (SLD)