Practitioner Research as Staff Development

Practitioner Research as Staff Development: A Facilitator's Guide

Research Meetings and Materials

Meeting One: Coming Up With a Research Question

Meeting One Sessions
Session 1: Establishing Ourselves as a Learning Community
Session 2: Introducing Practitioner Research
Session 3: Understanding the Issues for Research
Session 4: Clarifying Ideas About Practice
Session 5: What Makes a Good Research Question?
Session 6: Individual and Group Responsibilities

The focus of Meeting One is on the process to identify suitable research questions. The agenda is designed for participants to meet the following objectives:

Learn about the four main components of the research process.
Establish a professional learning community.
Learn about the guiding principles and purposes in practitioner research.
Gain a more thorough understanding of the issues to research.
Identify a research question that is relevant and researchable.

For each session, you will find the following materials:

An agenda of activities with guidelines for the facilitator
An outline of the group process with the participant handouts
Information about homework requirements and research meetings preparations
Work samples from practitioner research networks
Research references and resources

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