A FRAMEWORK FOR INTEGRATED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
N. Sanjay Rebello · 2006
Whether you are training a junior researcher or working with a seasoned teacher, an appropriate methodological framework offers an ideal environment in which to conduct a program of professional development activities. The framework described here provides a research setting allowing junior through experienced teachers and researchers to act in a variety of project management roles and perform a range of research activities. This article shows how a scaleable robust and flexible research framework is constructed by combining elements from Grounded Theory, Phenomenology and Action Research. Additionally, an administrative framework based upon the three-level teaching experiment of Lesh and Kelly is integrated to form a responsive, manageable research and professional development environment. We describe an implementation of the framework in a cognitive apprenticeship training program for discipline-based graduate educational researchers at a large research university.