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2025-01-13

Developing English Language Teachers’ Action Research Competencies Through an Exploratory Action Research Project

Desarrollo de las competencias de investigación-acción de docentes de inglés mediante un proyecto de investigación-acción exploratoria

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https://doi.org/10.15446/profile.v27n1.113465

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action-research competencies, continuing professional development, English language teachers, exploratory action research, teacher research (en)
competencias de investigación-acción, docentes de inglés, formación profesional continua, investigación-acción exploratoria, investigación docente (es)

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This article reports the impact of an exploratory action research (EAR) project on developing teachers’ action research competencies. Through various face-to-face and online activities, the project facilitated four English language teachers to conduct EAR in their teaching contexts. Qualitative data were collected through reflective journals and WhatsApp group chats. Data reveal that each participating teacher critically reflected on the teaching context, selected a research question, collected and interpreted evidence, designed and evaluated an action, and disseminated their research. The findings imply that teachers’ participation in EAR can develop their action-research competencies and ability to integrate teaching and research for their continuing professional development.

En este artículo se reporta el impacto de un proyecto de investigación-acción exploratoria en el desarrollo de las competencias de investigación-acción de los docentes. Mediante actividades presenciales y en línea, el proyecto facilitó que cuatro profesores de inglés realizaran investigación-acción exploratoria en sus contextos de enseñanza. Los datos cualitativos se recolectaron a través de diarios reflexivos y mensajes grupales de WhatsApp. Los datos revelan que cada participante reflexionó críticamente sobre el contexto de enseñanza, seleccionó una pregunta de investigación, recopiló e interpretó evidencia, diseñó y evaluó una acción y difundió su investigación. Los hallazgos implican que la participación de los docentes en investigación-acción exploratoria puede desarrollar sus competencias de investigación-acción y su capacidad para integrar la enseñanza y la investigación para su formación profesional continua.

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