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«Teacher Research in Practice: An Exploratory Action Research Approach»

A practical course on researching your own teaching practice using the Exploratory Action Research (EAR) approach. You will learn how to identify a research problem, collect and analyze data, make evidence-informed decisions, and present the results of your own research.

80 acad. hrs.
Academic hours
5
Modules
30
Lessons
Distance
Learning format
English
Language of instruction
View the programme
18,000 ₸

About the course

Explore your practice. Find solutions. Improve your teaching.

A practical course for teachers who want to learn how to investigate their own teaching practice, work with data, use the Exploratory Action Research (EAR) approach, and make more informed decisions to improve teaching and learning.

The course will be useful for educators interested in professional development, research, and sharing their own teaching experience.

On the course, you will learn how to:

  • identify a relevant issue in your own practice;
  • formulate a research question;
  • collect and analyze data;
  • plan and implement changes;
  • evaluate their impact on teaching and learning;
  • prepare and present research findings for publications, conferences, and professional exchange.

Main outcome:

You will go through the full process from a professional question to your own inquiry into teaching practice, based on data, analysis, and reflection.


Who is it for: school teachers and educators interested in professional development and research.


✅ The course is recognized for teacher attestation purposes — information about your certificate will be registered in the NOBD | Ustaz system.

⏱️ Course duration — 80 academic hours.

💻 Study format — online, self-paced learning.

📅 Study period — 2 weeks. At the same time, access to the course materials is automatically provided for 1 month, so you can study at a pace that is convenient for you.


🔄 Didn’t manage to complete the course within 2 weeks or 1 month? Your access to the course will be extended free of charge upon request. You only need to contact the manager and ask for your access to be extended.


Course programme

  1. Входное анкетирование

    0 acad. hrs.
  2. MODULE 1. GLOBAL TRENDS, KAZAKHSTAN CONTEXT AND THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS

    24 acad. hrs.
    • Day 1 | Global trends and Kazakhstan context8 acad. hrs.
    • Day 2 | Exploratory Action Research: theoretical foundations8 acad. hrs.
    • Day 3 | Professional inquiry and research focus8 acad. hrs.
  3. MODULE 2. EXPLORATION: DATA, TOOLS AND PROFESSIONAL REFLECTION

    24 acad. hrs.
    • Day 4 | Understanding data8 acad. hrs.
    • Day 5 | Data in teacher research8 acad. hrs.
    • Day 6 | Data collection tools8 acad. hrs.
  4. MODULE 3. ACTION (UNDERSTANDING-ORIENTED) AND PROFESSIONAL SHARING

    32 acad. hrs.
    • Day 7 | Reflective practice and teacher agency8 acad. hrs.
    • Day 8 | From understanding to informed action8 acad. hrs.
    • Day 9 | Professional sharing and dissemination8 acad. hrs.
    • Day 10 | Academic and Professional Dissemination of Teacher Research8 acad. hrs.
  5. Выходное анкетирование

    0 acad. hrs.
Total80 acad. hrs.

Course trainers

SAULE ASKAROVA

SAULE ASKAROVA

Teacher-researcher category

SHARE NIS Coordinator

Action Research Trainer, KazTEA and the British Council

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