On Teacher Inquiry

On Teacher Inquiry could be read as an answer to the question, “Teacher research: What’s in it for the students?” This book offers a framework, examples, and practical guidelines for teacher researchers on how to design and conduct individual and collaborative inquiries that build new knowledge and theories about teaching and learning.

“What a jewel of a book!”
—Ann Lieberman, Senior Scholar at Stanford University

“On Teacher Inquiry is for those who cherish what the editors call ‘the habit of inquiry’ because they understand that teaching is always about learning, both theirs’ and their students’.”
—Sonia Nieto, Professor Emerita, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

“Bringing to life what it means to create a web of meaning for students and collaborative learning communities for teachers, the book portrays how teacher research fosters both reflective teaching and affirmative experiences for diverse students.”
—Ann Lewin-Benham, author of Powerful Children

“Teacher researchers have long endeavored to bring the heartbeats and breathing of living classrooms to the educational community. This volume continues in that great tradition.”
—Bob Fecho, University of Georgia

“Both as a resource for those new to teacher inquiry and for the more experienced, the book makes a very important contribution to this exceptional series.”
—Susan L. Lytle, Founding Director, Philadelphia Writing Project, Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania