by Anne Burns (Author), Emily Edwards (Author), Neville John Ellis (Author)
This book is a practical guide for English language teachers and teacher educators seeking to carry out and promote teacher action research within their institutional context. Based on contemporary theory and a reflexive and social approach to teacher professional development and learning, it offers readers structured methodologies and concepts, wide-ranging hands-on activity sets, and focused suggestions for appropriate and sustainable ways to implement action research across an institution. Experts Anne Burns, Emily Edwards and Neville John Ellis close the book by presenting ideas for conducting teacher research through reflective practice, exploratory practice and action research.
Author Biography
Anne Burns is a part-time Professor at Curtin University, WA, and is a Professor Emerita at Aston University, UK. She is an Honorary Professor at the University of New South Wales, The University of Sydney and The Education University, Hong Kong.
Emily Edwards is a Lecturer in Academic Language and Learning at the University of Technology Sydney, Australia.
Neville John Ellis is an Honorary Lecturer at the University of New South Wales, Australia.