A Collaborative Action Research Approach to Professional Learning

Autor/in	Bleicher, Robert E.
Titel	A Collaborative Action Research Approach to Professional Learning
Quelle	In: Professional Development in Education, 40 (2014) 5, S.802-821 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1941-5257
DOI	10.1080/19415257.2013.842183
Schlagwörter	Action Research; Faculty Development; Professional Education; Motivation; Teacher Orientation; Self Efficacy; Knowledge Base for Teaching; Educational Practices; Inservice Teacher Education; Climate; Instructional Leadership; Pedagogical Content Knowledge; Educational Change; Reflection; Beliefs; Learning Processes + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Projektforschung; Berufsausbildung; psychologische; Motivation (psychologisch); Teacher; Teachers; Orientation; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Orientierung; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Teaching theory; Theory of teaching; Unterrichtstheorie; Bildungspraxis; Lehrerfortbildung; Klima; Instruction; Leadership; Bildung; Erziehung; Führung; Pädagogische Kompetenz; Bildungsreform; Belief; Glaube; Learning process; Lernprozess
Abstract	The field of professional development is moving towards the notion of professional learning, highlighting the active learning role that teachers play in changing their knowledge bases, beliefs and practice. This article builds on this idea and argues for creating professional learning that is guided by a collaborative action research (CAR) theoretical framework, founded on an action research philosophy. CAR components include: motivation--teacher orientation and self-efficacy; knowledge-- adding to knowledge bases about disciplines and students relevant to teachers' interests; action--change in teaching practice perceived to improve student achievement; and reflection--the cornerstone of the entire learning process in which teachers are afforded time and support to connect new experiences to their teaching practice. This article argues for professional learning developers to consider utilizing these four CAR components as a framework. A current professional learning project that was based on the CAR framework is employed to illustrate how it can be implemented. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10