Presentation on the Teacher Action research scholarships at the STNE Perspectives on Learning Seminar 18th March 08

1. Teacher Engagement with Action Research Dean Robson, Kevin Stelfox Helen Celnik, Gregor Watson STNE Perspectives on Learning Seminar 18 March 2008

3. Teaching and Research “ Teachers engaging in research is a third seed of professional knowledge creation.” Hargreaves (1999) “ What constitutes the relevance of research, for instance, depends to a large extent on what questions are being asked, in what context, and for what practical ends.” Davies (1999) “… the uniqueness of each classroom setting implies that any proposal needs to be tested and verified and adapted by each teacher in her or his own classroom.” McIntyre (2005) “ The evidence indicates how teachers’ involvement and confidence can be built in expansive learning environments characterised by specialist support, collaborative working, and the development of mutual trust.” Brown (2005)

4. What is Action Research ? ‘ Applied to classroom, action research is an approach to improving education through change, by encouraging teachers to become aware of their own practice, to be critical of that practice, and to be prepared to change it. It is participatory, in that it involves the teacher in his own enquiry, and collaborative, in that it involves other people as part of a shared enquiry. It is research WITH, rather than research ON’. [McNiff, J (1988) Action Research Principles and Practice. Basingstoke:MacMillan Education]

5. ACTION research investigates everyday problems experienced by teachers PLANNING ACTION MONITORING REFLECTION

8. AR Community Schematic Baseline Pupil Measures End-point Pupil Measures ACTION RESEARCH SCHOLARS A R Conferences BEd3 Group Research BEd4 Individual Action Research Induction Year + Action Research