The stimulus for this chapter came from the authors' discussion of the plethora of terms used
to describe practitioner research and inquiry and related professional learning in …

This work interrupts the current “consulting students” discourse that positions students as
service clients and thus renders more problematic the concept of student voice in ways that it …

Practitioner research, in one form or another, has been with us for around a half a century
following the initial influence of Lewin (1947). 1 The process has been seen to serve a …

The act of engaging in sound and ethical practitioner research, regardless of context,
encourages and indeed demands an alignment between the ethical framework employed in …

Professional learning and development for early childhood educators are increasingly
recognised as pivotal in supporting curricula that are socially and culturally relevant to …

This article draws on an analysis of relevant research and an illustrative case study of one
teacher educator's learning to debate how well-framed practitioner research might give …

Can mentoring and coaching really improve professional practice? How can research and
inquiry improve mentoring and coaching practice? Mentoring and Coaching in Schools …

This article describes a collaborative teacher-researcher project exploring how 4—8-year-
old children understood and worked with new forms of literacy at home and at school …

Pre-service teacher education is marked by linear and sequential programming which offers
a plethora of strategies and methods (Cochran-Smith & Zeichner, 2005; Darling Hammond & …

Australia is typical of many western countries where the provision of quality early childhood
services has become a government priority. The government initiatives in Australia include …