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Conducting Research on Practice

University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721. She specializes in teaching and teacher education and research methodology.

This article explores two forms of research on practice: formal research and practical inquiry. Formal research is undertaken by researchers and practitioners to contribute to an established and general knowledge base. Practical inquiry is undertaken by practitioners to improve their practice. It is suggested that practical inquiry is more likely than formal research to lead to immediate classroom change; that these two forms of research are fundamentally different; and that both are useful to practice, but in different ways.

Educational Researcher, Vol. 23, No. 5, 5-10 (1994)
DOI: 10.3102/0013189X023005005


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