Abstract

SALGADO LABRA, Isabel  and  SILVA-PENA, Ilich. Teacher professional development on the context of action research. Paradígma [online]. 2009, vol.30, n.2, pp.63-74. ISSN 1011-2251.

The research reported here had as main objective to understand the process of Teacher Professional Development in the context of a professional learning experience, guided from the action research with teachers in a district on the Araucanía Region of Chile, where the result would be reflection of teachers expressed in a written production. The study used a qualitative methodology that included an analysis of the written reports of action research done for themselves teachers. The analysis was conducted from an array built on the concept of Teacher Professional Development proposed in the theoretical framework, which allowed identifying positive results of writing articles, through which teachers could express their reflections and describe how the action research represents a useful tool for their work inside the classroom  from three areas: (a) personal and social satisfaction with the work, (b) in the technical-pedagogical significance of the professional journal and plan of action, and (c) in the institutional, professional enrichment is highlighted through collaborative work and peer.

Keywords : Teacher Professional Development; Action Research.