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What is Practitioner-Led Action Research (PLAR)?

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etf
PID: 
etf:2723
Description: 

This is a poster by Dr Jim Crowther exploring the nature, structure and benefits of PLAR (Practitioner-Led Action Research) as a professional learning approach

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Taxonomy: 
Practitioner Research and Evidence Hub: 
Yes
Principal focus of the project: 

The focus of the project is to explore the nature of PLAR, what makes it distinctive, how it can inform professionalism in teaching, and various core processes which are necessary in order to carry it out effectively, in particular via defining research questions and identifying a research plan

What is this about and what were the main findings: 

The poster outlines a number of key areas which PLAR aims to improve, namely practice, understanding of that practice by practitioners, and the situation in which practice takes place

Number of learner participants: 
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Number of staff participants: 
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Number of organisation participants: 
1
Name(s) of authors: 

Jim Crowther - University of Edinburgh