Donated by Jennifer St.John.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. General Introduction -- PART I The Historical and Conceptual Background to Researching Practice -- 2. Introduction to Part One -- Introducing Forms of Practitioner Research -- 3. From Research to Practitioner Research: Setting Exploratory Practice in Context -- 4. Perspectives on the 'Family' of Practitioner Research -- 5. The Evolution of the Exploratory Practice Framework -- 6. Puzzles, Puzzling and Puzzlement -- PART II Developing Understanding from Practice -- 7. Introduction to Part Two -- 8. Integrating Research and Pedagogy -- 9. Collegial Working -- 10. Continuing Personal and Professional Development -- PART III Understanding for Practice -- 11: Introduction to Part Three -- 12. Puzzles, Puzzling and Trust -- 13. PEPAs, Culture and Identity -- 14. Conclusions -- PART IV Resources -- 15. Exploratory Practice Voices -- Interview with Dick Allwright -- Interview with Bebel A. Cunha -- Interview with Inés Kayon de Miller -- Interview with Assia Slimani-Rolls -- Interview with Akira Tajino -- Interview with Judith Hanks -- A Final Few Words from Dick Allwright

Judith Hanks is Lecturer in TESOL at the University of Leeds, UK. Her work bridges specialist areas in language teacher education, intercultural communication, TESOL and EAP.

"This book tracks the development of Exploratory Practice since the early 1990s as an original form of practitioner research in the field of English language teaching. Drawing on case studies, vignettes and narratives from teachers and learners around the world as they experienced Exploratory Practice in their different contexts, Hanks examines the theoretical and philosophical underpinnings of the Exploratory Practice framework and asks what the principles really mean in practice. For language professionals considering investigating their classrooms and their teaching/learning practices rigorously and thoughtfully, this book breaks new ground, arguing for a fresh perspective: (exploratory) practice-as-research.

About the author: Judith Hanks is Lecturer in TESOL at the University of Leeds, UK. Her work bridges specialist areas in language teacher education, intercultural communication, TESOL and EAP." (Book Cover)

"This book tracks the development of Exploratory Practice since the early 1990s as an original form of practitioner research in the field of English language teaching. Drawing on case studies, vignettes and narratives from teachers and learners around the world as they experienced Exploratory Practice in their different contexts, Hanks examines the theoretical and philosophical underpinnings of the Exploratory Practice framework and asks what the principles really mean in practice. For language professionals considering investigating their classrooms and their teaching/learning practices rigorously and thoughtfully, this book breaks new ground, arguing for a fresh perspective: (exploratory) practice-as-research." (Book Cover)