EbaeReseacherPractitionerParadigm

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Researcher/practitioner Paradigm

“I share the concerns of others about the disconnect between researchers and practitioners and the suspicion that the separation of the two roles is a faulty paradigm. Ideally the researcher should be a classroom teacher, but there is an obvious need for a support system for the teacher-researcher. In California there are federally funded statewide projects (CASAS and OTAN) that have some experience with action research in the areas of instructional technology and learner retention. Connecting with a national system that includes identifying research goals, selecting appropriate methodology, collecting and analyzing data, and developing and sharing reports would be welcome.” [Message 20, Part One]

“….practitioners [in this model] …essentially are posed as receivers and then revisors of new knowledge generated through basic research. I would like to nominate teachers as posers of questions and initiators of research as well (not just reactors). Their findings could be ‘tested’ by other practitioners and researchers. We have to keep in mind that teachers often pose different kinds of questions from those that researchers might be interested in, and go about answering them in very different ways. They have access to information in very different ways than traditional researchers. I think the arrows on the diagram need to move back and forth!” [Message 56, Part One]