Continuing professional development designed as second-order action research: work-in-progress

• Published in: Educational action research Vol. 28; no. 1; pp. 71 - 82
• Main Authors: Hanfstingl, Barbara, Abuja, Gunther, Isak, Gabriele, Lechner, Christine, Steigberger, Eleonore
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Routledge 01.01.2020; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Action Research; College students; Course Content; Curricula; Curriculum development; Educational Objectives; English (Second Language); English as a second language; English as a second language instruction; English Teachers; Feedback (Response); Language Teachers; Lesson study; lesson study in CPD; Mixed methods research; mixed-method evaluation; Professional Continuing Education; Professional development; Reflective Teaching; Research methodology; Second Language Instruction; Second language teachers; second order action research; Seminars; Teachers; Teaching; Teaching Experience; Teams; Undergraduate students

The purpose of this article is to describe how Lesson Study as second-order action research can be applied and how we planned to evaluate and improve course design, learners' progress, team members' roles and learning objectives of a 2-year university course for English as a Second Languag...