Affordances and Constraints in Practitioner Research: Connecting Theory and Practice
Saturday, June 1, 2024 at 9:00 AM–11:00 AM CDT
Pinnacle
Session Type
Symposium (2 hours)
Program Summary
This symposium explores tensions between practitioner research’s commitment to developing localized understanding and its contributions to broader theory development in language education. Panelists representing different practitioner perspectives (teachers, curriculum designers, teacher educators, and journal editors) discuss affordances and constraints in conducting, disseminating, and sustaining practitioner research in culturally responsive ways.