There are increasing demands for teachers to continue to improve the quality of education.
This focus is evident in the Early Childhood Education and Care sector in Australia where …

Increasingly, researchers, teacher educators and governmental agencies underline the
need for early childhood professionals to be able to conduct and use relevant research in …

Practitioner research is an approach increasingly used by and with teachers, including in
early childhood (EC) education. Studies outlining the benefits of educator engagement in …

In 1989, major education reforms redefined education provision in New Zealand. As a result,
the early childhood sector has experienced many changes during the past decade including …

This paper focuses on the power of collaboration, professional dialogue, and social
interaction in teacher-researchers professional growth. It calls for a departure from the …

What factors influence teachers' decisions as to whether to involve themselves in school-
based research? Both the Teacher Training Agency (TTA) and the Department for Education …

Recent drives to improve initial teacher education in Wales identify the need to build
professional capital and to develop and sustain research capacity within the sector (Furlong …

Practitioner research has become a recognised and legitimate form of professional learning
in many professional contexts, and a significant component of what has been identified as a …

Practitioner research is increasingly used by and with teachers to counter discourses and
policies of top-down standardisation. Growing numbers of researchers advocate benefits as …