International Perspectives on Teacher Research [Paperback]

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.1. Key Issues in Doing and Supporting Language Teacher Research; Simon Borg and Hugo Santiago Sanchez 2. Toward New Understandings: Reflections on an Action Research Project with Japanese University Students; Gerald Talandis Jr. and Michael Stout 3. Action Research as a Means of Stepping Out of the Teaching Comfort Zone; Megan Yucel and Vicki Bos 4. Learning to Do Teacher Research Independently: Challenges and Solutions; J?anme? X?e 5. Teacher Research in Video-Based Online Classrooms; Paula Charbonneau-Gowdy 6. Border Crossings: Researching across Contexts for Teacher Professional Development; Patsy Vinogradov 7. Participative Investigation: Narratives in Critical Research in the EFL Classroom; Gerrard Mugford 8. Facilitating Teacher Research: Course Design, Implementation and Evaluation; Simon Borg 9. Supporting Teacher Research through a Practical In-Service Course; Anisa Saleh Al-Maskari 10. Action Research as a Professional Development Strategy; Servet ?elik and Kenan Dikilita? 11. Practices and Principles of Pre-Service Action Research; Maureen Rajuan 12. 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. Pitk?nen and Johanna Vaattovaara 14. Teacher Research: Looking Back and Moving Forward; Hugo Santiago Sanchez and Simon Borg

This edited volume is a powerful, engaging, andinspiring collection of reflective accounts of TR in action. & I commend theeditors for the careful selection of contributions and international authorsbased in different educational settings. & I recommend this book to teachel³+