Managing complex change: promoting meaningful professional development using action research to support international educational reform

• In Event: Roundtable Session (Wednesday V)

Group Submission Type: Refereed Round-Table Session

Proposal

Using innovative practices is an important aspect of global education reform. Teacher preparation programs engage pre-service teachers in action research. Continuing this practice with in-service teachers contributes to professional development opportunities that will help both new and veteran teachers gain meaningful knowledge about education and schooling. Universities in many countries are working in partnership with schools and governments to use action research as a strategy for educational reform. The purpose of this refereed round-table session is to explore the process of using action research as meaningful professional development to support international educational reform. Examples from Saudi Arabian Scholars conducting action research projects at Arizona State University will be provided and discussed.

Sub Unit

• SIG: Teacher Education and the Teaching Profession

Chair

• Ruhi Khan, Arizona State University

Individual Presentations

• Action Research as Professional Development - Rebecca Grijalva, Arizona State University; Ruhi Khan, Arizona State University; Alejandra Enriquez-Gates, Arizona State University; Salah Meemar, Saudi Arabia Cultural Mission (SACM)

• University International Partnerships - Alejandra Enriquez-Gates, Arizona State University; Rebecca Grijalva, Arizona State University; Ruhi Khan, Arizona State University; Salah Meemar, Saudi Arabia Cultural Mission (SACM)

• Using a Framework to Manage Complex Change - Ruhi Khan, Arizona State University; Alejandra Enriquez-Gates, Arizona State University; Rebecca Grijalva, Arizona State University; Salah Meemar, Saudi Arabia Cultural Mission (SACM)

• Teachers' work and emotions in the context of managerialist and neoliberalist education reform: The Hong Kong case - Kwok Kuen Tsang, Beijing Normal University

Discussant

• Rebecca Grijalva, Arizona State University