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kn-title=A Discussion of Practitioner Research: How Are Reflective Practice, Action Research, and Exploratory Practice Different?
en-subtitle=
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kn-abstract=　The time has come to see the three major forms of Practitioner Research under a general umbrella
as well as distinct choices and commitments to pursue professional self-inquiry into the way and ways
we teach and how our students (may) learn. The focus of this paper is on understanding each approach
by tracing its origins and key concepts. The aim of this working paper is to take the first step in
building an accessible foundation of knowledge from which classroom teachers can then pursue their
own interest or concern in the method that appeals to them the most.
en-copyright=
kn-copyright=

en-aut-name=NakamuraIan
en-aut-sei=Nakamura
en-aut-mei=Ian
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kn-affil=岡山大学言語教育センター
en-keyword=practitioner research
kn-keyword=practitioner research
en-keyword=reflection
kn-keyword=reflection
en-keyword=action
kn-keyword=action
en-keyword=exploration
kn-keyword=exploration
en-keyword=comparison
kn-keyword=comparison
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dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2013
dt-pub=20131230
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en-title=
kn-title=Reflective Practice for Professional Development: A Preliminary Consideration of What We Can Learn about Teaching from Movies about Teachers
en-subtitle=
kn-subtitle=
en-abstract=
kn-abstract=　This exploratory study will begin with a review of cinematic portrayals of teachers
and their situations by establishing three categories: thought-provoking stories of
teachers and students trying to overcome social barriers, entertainment first productions
with an uplifting resolution of conflict, and documentaries that track the real-life
struggles and successes of educational practitioners and their students through projectbased
training and performance. Then I will use forms of reflective practice and
discourse analysis to delve deeper into the details of teaching and context. This working
paper will conclude with some thoughts on what ‘good’ teachers do.
en-copyright=
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en-aut-name=NakamuraIan
en-aut-sei=Nakamura
en-aut-mei=Ian
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kn-affil=岡山大学言語教育センター
en-keyword=films
kn-keyword=films
en-keyword=reflection
kn-keyword=reflection
en-keyword=teachers
kn-keyword=teachers
en-keyword=students
kn-keyword=students
en-keyword=professional development
kn-keyword=professional development
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dt-accepted=
dt-pub-year=2012
dt-pub=20121231
dt-online=
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en-title=
kn-title=Reflections on Learning from a Study Leave: One Year Later
en-subtitle=
kn-subtitle=
en-abstract=
kn-abstract=Surviving, thriving, and evolving followed by further noticing, reflecting, and acting are
some of the stages a teacher-researcher goes through before, during, and after the study
leave experience. Having the opportunity to literally remove oneself from the daily
concerns, routines, and habits entrenched in one’s local institutional context for an
extended period of time（ e.g., six months） is an experience like no other. Blood donation
campaigns call giving blood ‘a gift that keeps on giving’. While the majority of people in
our profession do carry on with their work quite well without ever going on a study
leave （or donating blood）, an important revelation that I have had is: a study leave is
also ‘a gift that keeps on giving’.
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kn-affil=岡山大学言語教育センター
en-keyword=study leave
kn-keyword=study leave
en-keyword=professional development
kn-keyword=professional development
en-keyword=reflective learning
kn-keyword=reflective learning
END