What is it like to be a Chartered Teacher doing action research (original) (raw)

Glossary of Terms viii List of Tables, Figures & Images ix Chapter 1 An Introduction to the study: context and purpose 1 1 3 • Research aims and focus • My professional interest • The teaching profession in Scotland: challenges and changes • Teacher professionalism and the inception of Chartered Teacher: a brief look at the recent history of the Scottish policy context • Who/what is a Chartered Teacher? • Chartered Teacher Review • Action research and the broader Scottish educational context • Structure of this thesis 5 6 9 Chapter 2 Action Research and Teachers as Action Researchers/Chartered Teachers • Chartered Teacher and discourses of professionalism Managerial discourse Democratic discourse Democratic professionalism: learning Participation Activism • Professional identity • Action research-some frameworks and models • The professional dimension • The personal dimension • The political dimension • Chartered Teachers doing action research: insights from the research Chapter 3 Methodology • Local and particular: looking for 'little stories' • The research design: a case study approach Some issues and limitations Validity Reflexivity-my research biography Ethical issues • The participants • Research process and methods adopted Interviews Visual methods and artefacts Documents Observation Research journal • Process of analysis and interpretation • Creating narratives Chapter 4 The Teachers' Stories iii • Introducing Simon 87 The transformative impact of doing action research "Nobody does it to improve their teaching…they want the money, right? Being and becoming a knowledgeable other Action research and the work of a Chartered Teacher 89 90 92 94 • Introducing Lorraine 98 The nature and purpose of action research for Lorraine Action research for transformation Coping with an unstable school context I'm invisible as a Chartered Teacher • Introducing Maggie Building our research relationship Negotiating understanding through metaphors Creating Third Spaces: being/becoming a Chartered Teacher and action researcher Understanding the nature and purpose of action research Chapter 5 Understanding the nature and purpose of action research: insights from Chartered Teachers Chapter 8 Closing Thoughts • Understanding what action research is for Chartered Teachers • Openings and opportunities References Appendix A Overview of participants Appendix B Timeline of research Appendix C Flyer given to participants summarising research aims Appendix D Examples taken from my reflective journal