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Arjan Dieleman and Cyrilla van der DonkATEE Conference 2010
Exploring quality criteria for practitioner research as a tool for the professional
development of teachers
Introduction
Research orientationDefinition of practitioner research in schoolsA reflective attitudeDilemmas in tutoring and assessmentContact
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Motives for practitioner research
Individual development– New knowledge and insights– Research skills– Reflective attitude– Vision on teaching and learning
School developmentSolving the problem
Improving school practice
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Research orientation
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Generalized knowledge
Contextualized knowledge
Developing theoryImproving
school practice
A definition of practitioner research in schools
Practitioner research in schools is research carried by teachers, by which, in a systematic way and in interaction with the environment - answers are obtained to questions from one’s own school practice and directed towards improving this practice.
(Van der Donk & Van Lanen, 2009)
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Does research improve school practice?
Praktijkonderzoek in de school
The reflective attitude of the teacher researcher
The combining factor is the reflective
attitude of the teacher researcher:The skills to design and carry out
researchA positive attitude towards researchAn inquiring, critical view of one’s own
school practice in connection with one’s ideal of what good education is
(Leeman en Wardekker, 2010)
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Dilemmas in tutoring and assessment
Problem definition Ownership Ethics and the researcher’s double role Methodology Theoretical framework
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Problem definition
The often normative and biased character of the problem definition
Need for exploration and deepeningResearch question is researchable and doableIt is not too narrow and not too general
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Ownership
The research activities contribute to:The student teacher’s development of
competenciesSchool development
(Informatiedossier Startbekwaam ILS-HAN 2009-2010)
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Methodology
How to choose between different methods?There are always dilemmasWhat is deciding?
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Ethics and the researcher’s double role
The vulnerable position of student teachersThe teacher’s role versus the researcher’s roleDissemination of results
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The theoretical framework
Which criteria?How to assess its quality?
How to bridge the gap between theory and data collection and analysis?
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Contact
www.praktijkonderzoekindeschool.nl
Linkedin groep praktijkonderzoek in de school
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