International perspectives on teacher research
Title By: Borg, Simon [Edited by] | Sanchez, Hugo Santiago [Edited by]
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BookPublisher: Hampshire ; New York : New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, c2015.Description: xvi, 201 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.ISBN: 978-1137376206Subject(s): English teachers -- Training of -- Research -- Methodology | English language -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- Research -- Methodology | English language -- Study and teaching -- Foreign speakers -- Research | English language -- Study and teaching -- Foreign speakers -- Methods | EDUCATION / Bilingual Education | EDUCATION / Research | FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / English as a Second Language | LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Study & TeachingDDC classification: 428.0071 Online resources: Location Map | Item type | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 428.0071 IN TE (Browse shelf) | Available | T0029085 |
Machine generated contents note: -- 1.Key Issues in Doing and Supporting Language Teacher Research; Simon Borg and Hugo Santiago Sanchez2.Toward New Understandings: Reflections on an Action Research Project with Japanese University Students; Gerald Talandis Jr. and Michael Stout3.Action Research as a Means of Stepping Out of the Teaching Comfort Zone; Megan Yucel and Vicki Bos4.Learning to Do Teacher Research Independently: Challenges and Solutions; Jianmei Xie5.Teacher Research in Video-Based Online Classrooms; Paula Charbonneau-Gowdy6.Border Crossings: Researching across Contexts for Teacher Professional Development; Patsy Vinogradov7.Participative Investigation: Narratives in Critical Research in the EFL Classroom; Gerrard Mugford8.Facilitating Teacher Research: Course Design, Implementation and Evaluation; Simon Borg9.Supporting Teacher Research through a Practical In-Service Course; Anisa Saleh Al-Maskari10. Action Research as a Professional Development Strategy; Servet Çelik and Kenan Dikilitas11. Practices and Principles of Pre-Service Action Research; Maureen Rajuan12. Teacher Research in the English Language Teacher Development Project; Rachel Bowden 13. Encouraging Teacher Research through In-House Activities: The Approach of a Finnish University Language Centre; Tuula Lehtonen, Kari K. Pitka;nen and Johanna Vaattovaara14. Teacher Research: Looking Back and Moving Forward; Hugo Santiago Sanchez and Simon Borg.
"Teacher research is recognized, in ELT and education more generally, as a powerful transformative strategy for teacher development and school improvement. This volume provides original insights into this issue by focusing on the processes involved in becoming and being a teacher researcher. Contributions highlight these processes from two particular perspectives: from that of teachers themselves as they experience what becoming and being a teacher researcher involves; and from that of those who facilitate teacher research, with a focus on the practices and principles they employ in supporting teachers"--