Abstract

BURNS, Anne  and  WESTMACOTT, Anne. Teacher to Researcher: Reflections on a New Action Research Program for University EFL Teachers. profile [online]. 2018, vol.20, n.1, pp.15-23. ISSN 1657-0790.  https://doi.org/10.15446/profile.v20n1.66236.

One of the current challenges facing many universities is how to support teachers in becoming researchers. This article discusses the experiences at a small private Chilean university of a new action research programme that was developed as a vehicle for helping teachers to become involved in research and write a research publication for peer-reviewed journals. We present findings from research into similar programmes about relevant factors for their success, describe the programme developed at the university with five English as a Foreign Language teachers in 2016, and discuss some reflections on this first year of the programme.

Keywords : Action research programme; university teachers.

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