Drawing directly on the work of teachers and other professional trainers concerned with programmes for continuing professional development, Research for Professional Development promotes action research for practitioners so as to develop qualities of critical appraisal and analysis of practice, appropriate to professional contexts. Campbell, Philips and Gilroy suggest activities and give support for teaching, and evaluation of teaching, by using actual examples of teacher research into professional issues. They also aim to encourage teachers' narrative writing and autobiographical approaches to researching their professional lives. There is a specific focus on processes of professional development, which connects with current needs, demands, and challenges of the 21st century's 'modernized' profession. Research for Professional Development will support those involved in appraisal activity, performance management and threshold application.
Anne is Professor of Professional Learning at Leeds Metropolitan University. Main teaching interests: Research methods in education I am interested in supervising dissertations and theses in the areas of: initial teacher education teacher professional learning mathematics education primary education pedagogy social justice and equity issues in education Currently he is the sole editor of the international Journal of Education for Teaching, a member of the board of Educational Philosophy and Theory, co-opted member of the Research Committee of the Universities Council for the Education of Teachers (having previously been the elected chair of UCET) and one of two UK representatives on the Japan/UK Education Forum. He is a member of the British Educational Research Association and the Standing Conference on Studies in Education. He is Professor Emeritus at Manchester Metropolitan University and holds visiting chairs at Hull, Roehampton and Plymouth Universities whilst acting as a consultant for a number of other UK and overseas universities as they develop their research profile.
Research Traditions in Education Researching Professional Development Professional Identity Who Am I? What Kind of Practitioner Am I? Identifying an Area for Research Finding, Reviewing and Managing Literature Which Research Techniques to Use? Critical Friendship, Critical Community and Collaboration Qualitative Data Analysis Quantitative Data Management, Analysis and Presentation of Questionnaire Surveys Writing up, Reporting and Publishing Your Research Evaluating amd Disseminating Research Resources for Research
