This book is concerned with action research as a form of teacher professional development. In it, John Elliot traces the historical emergence and current significance of action research in schools. He examines action research as a "cultural innovation" with transformative possibilities for both the professional culture of teachers and teacher educators in academia and explores how action research can be a form of creative resistance to the technical rationality underpinning government policy. He explains the role of action research in the specific contexts of the national curriculum, teacher appraisal and competence-based teacher training.
| Author | Elliot , John |
| Publisher | McGraw-Hill Education (UK) |
| Release Date | 1991-04-01 |
| ISBN | 0335096891 |
| Pages | 163 pages |
