The Role of Collaborative Action Research in Teachers’ Professional Development

Teachers’ professional development is a key factor to have more reflective educators capable of working on teams to find solutions to problems that arise in their classrooms. The objective of this study is to analyze the impact that the collaborative planning, implementation, and evaluation of class...

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Autores:
Castro Garces, Angela Yicely
Martinez Granada, Liliana
Tipo de recurso:
Article of journal
Fecha de publicación:
2016
Institución:
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Repositorio:
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Idioma:
spa
OAI Identifier:
oai:repositorio.unal.edu.co:unal/66930
Acceso en línea:
https://repositorio.unal.edu.co/handle/unal/66930
http://bdigital.unal.edu.co/67958/
Palabra clave:
37 Educación / Education
8 Literatura y retórica / Literature
Collaborative action research
professional development
reflection
desarrollo profesional
reflexión
trabajo colaborativo
Rights
openAccess
License
Atribución-NoComercial 4.0 Internacional
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Summary:Teachers’ professional development is a key factor to have more reflective educators capable of working on teams to find solutions to problems that arise in their classrooms. The objective of this study is to analyze the impact that the collaborative planning, implementation, and evaluation of classroom projects, developed through collaborative action research, have in the professional development of in-service and pre-service teachers in a BA in English program. This is a qualitative research study focused on collaborative action research. Data were collected through journals, surveys, and meeting proceedings of collaborative sessions. As a result, it was possible to describe the processes and dynamics generated, as well as the changes perceived, which contributed to the professional development of the participants.