Research: What Potential Does it Hold for Teacher Practitioners?

Abstract

<p>The teaching profession finds itself at the crossroads</p> <p>at this time. because the crowded curriculum</p> <p>and the emphasis on core competencies including</p> <p>literacy and numeracy can have the tendency to push</p> <p>research training into the background. The question</p> <p>should be asked though, is research capability a skill</p> <p>practicing teachers should be engaging with? Is</p> <p>reconstructing the curricula of universities to make</p> <p>research preparation a priority worth pursuing?</p> <p>The following paper considers the issue of research</p> <p>and what it can add to teacher practitioners’ “arsenal”</p> <p>of capabilities. The authors believe that there is value</p> <p>in reconsidering the curriculum of teachers, as there</p> <p>are many ways in which teachers can be informed</p> <p>and inform knowledge about teaching. The ability to</p> <p>apply research capabilities to the teaching context</p> <p>can significantly benefit the profession and more</p> <p>importantly its’ students.</p>