This book proposes that action research should be a collaborative process emerging from the concerns of teachers working in a common or similar context.

Collaborative Action Research for English Language Teachers uses teachers' first-person accounts as the basis for exploring the challenges and constraints of action research. It discusses what collaborative action research is and why it is of interest to classroom teachers, the processes and steps in collaborative action research, methods for data collection that integrate with classroom activities, and ways of analysing action research data. It will be of interest to teachers seeking new directions for their own professional development as well as to teacher educators, program administrators and researchers interested in integrating collaborative action research into current practice and curriculum renewal.

Key features

• Provides a collaborative perspective on action research.
• Includes accounts of practitioner research from the teacher's perspective.
• Is illustrated with extensive practical examples from action research conducted by teachers.