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.
- ISBN10 0335231497
- ISBN13 9780335231492
- Publish Date 1 April 1991
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Open University Press
- Format eBook
- Language English