Action Research, Pedagogy and Change: The Transformative Potential of Action Research in Pre-Service Teacher Education
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2001
Abstract
Although action research is recognized as an important tool in promoting reflective practice and educational change, little has been written about what it would mean for pre-service teachers to engage in action research. I examine 11 pre-service teachers’ experiences of action research and unravel ways in which they made connections among pedagogy, research, and change. I contend that crafting an action-research course needs careful deliberation, because its content can powerfully influence the shape of teaching practice. I explain four critical components of such a course: reflection and inquiry; learning about students; learning about pedagogical content knowledge; and learning about social justice and democracy. Through a close study of three teacher candidates' action-research studies, I show how they used this framework as a springboard to develop and enhance their commitments, ideas, and practices as beginning teachers.
DOI
10.1080/00220270118039
MSU Digital Commons Citation
Price, Jeremy, "Action Research, Pedagogy and Change: The Transformative Potential of Action Research in Pre-Service Teacher Education" (2001). Department of Teaching and Learning Scholarship and Creative Works. 19.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/teaching-learning-facpubs/19