Introducing Pre-Service Teachers to Action Research

Action Research is used in many teacher education programs to promote reflection, inquiry, and a sense of efficacy in pre-service teachers. As teacher educators working with a cohort of thirty-two teachers in a nine-month program, we decided to incorporate action research into the Teacher Education Seminar, a foundational course addressing general principles of learning and teaching. This is the first of a four-part series discussing the different facets of this project. In this article, we examine how, working together, we hoped to design an action research activity that would enrich the practicum teaching experience of pre-service teachers.