Teacher Research in Language Teaching : a critical analysis

Machine generated contents note: 1.Research and teachers 1.1.Introduction 1.2.Defining teacher research 1.3.Origins of teacher research 1.4.Conceptualizations of teacher research 1.5.Evidence-based practice 1.6.Teacher research in language teaching 1.7.Benefits of teacher research 1.8.Barriers to teacher research 1.9.Critiques of teacher research 1.10.Conclusion References 2.Investigating teacher research engagement 2.1.Introduction 2.2.Rationale 2.3.Study 1: Research engagement in English language teaching 2.4.Study 2: ELT directors' conceptions of research 2.5.Study 3: Research cultures in English language schools 2.6.Study 4: ELT professionals' views of research 2.7.Teacher research projects 2.8.Working with questionnaires 2.9.Conclusion 3.Conceptions of research in language teaching 3.1.Introduction 3.2.Prior research 3.3.Conceptions of research Contents note continued: 3.4.Characteristics of good quality research 3.5.Conclusion 4.Teacher engagement with research 4.1.Introduction 4.2.Teachers' reading and use of research 4.3.Enhancing teachers' engagement with research 4.4.Insights into language teachers' engagement with research 4.5.Conclusion 5.Teacher engagement in research 5.1.Introduction 5.2.Prevalence of doing research 5.3.Reasons for doing research 5.4.The research teachers do 5.5.Impact of doing research 5.6.Reasons for not doing research 5.7.Conclusion 6.Research engagement and teaching quality 6.1.Introduction 6.2.Teacher perspectives on research engagement and teaching quality 6.3.Managers' perspectives on research engagement and teaching quality 6.4.Conclusion 7.Research cultures in language teaching 7.1.Introduction 7.2.Language teachers' perspectives on research cultures Contents note continued: 7.3.Managers' perspectives on research cultures 7.4.Conclusion 8.Facilitating teacher research projects 8.1.Introduction 8.2.Promoting teacher research 8.3.Researching ELT in Oman 8.4.Researching `Sense of Progress' 8.5.Teaching research methods 8.6.Conclusion 9.Promoting language teacher research engagement 9.1.Introduction 9.2.Rationale and sources of data 9.3.Key findings 9.4.Promoting teacher research engagement 9.5.Investigating language teacher research engagement 9.6.Conclusion References.