Teachers Doing Research is a useful tool for educators who seek to improve their classroom practices. The book highlights the benefits and practical applications of teacher-led research, and offers guidance on how to implement it effectively. The inclusion of nine narratives from teachers who have conducted their own research provides valuable insight into the process and outcomes of teacher-led inquiry. The book also emphasizes the importance of collaboration and student involvement in research. Recommended for educators looking to enhance their professional development and classroom practices.

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Teachers are often reluctant to change their practices in response to each new staff development workshop that appears on the horizon. What then compels a teacher to explore teaching and learning in his or her own classroom and then implement change that affects the life of that classroom? What is the nature of the collaborative process that can engender teacher research leading to subsequent change? How can educational leaders facilitate this process? These are central questions addressed in Teachers Doing Research.

The process and application of developing, implementing, and evaluating teacher action research in collaborative group settings is explored. A practical approach to doing teacher research -- including descriptive analysis of initiating the inquiry, gathering data, analyzing results, and evaluating the project -- is set within the larger context of qualitative research, and draws on the research and literature of teacher as researcher coupled with that on staff development in school and university settings.

In this text:
* chapters providing the conceptual framework and process descriptions are interwoven with nine teacher researchers' narratives of their classroom research in a variety of grade levels and school contexts;
* concrete connections are made to curriculum development approaches and instructional decision making;
* the important role that students may play in classroom inquiry is recognized, with numerous examples given of how young people can be co-researchers to enhance their own learning; and
* "Practical Possibilities" sections provide activities, questions, and writing opportunities designed to contribute to teachers' professional development.

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