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Collaborative Research in Inclusive Classrooms: An Investigation with Reflections by Teachers and Researchers

Participatory Research and Development (PR&D) is a means of integrating research and practice by linking the historically separate communities of university research practice as one learning community. More specificially, PR&D is designed to impact teacher thinking and instruction, student performance, as well as school and university systems and culture. Recently, PR&D also has been used as a vehicle for addressing inclusion efforts at the secondary level. In this article, the authors describe the characteristics of PR&D, outline related methods and activities, detail a number of qualitative findings regarding the nature of instructional change, and discuss the findings and implications with the voices of classroom teacher-researchers and university researchers.

• Contributor: Boudah, D. J., Knight, S. L., Kostohryz, C., Welch, N., Laughter, D., & Branch, R.
• Date Published: Summer
• Journal/Secondary Title: Teacher Education and Special Education
• Number: 3
• Volume: 23
• Year: 2000

This resource is cataloged under:

• Network/channel: NCCRESt: Practices: Special Education
• Network/channel: NIUSI: Professional Effort: Group Practice & Professional Development
• Network/channel: NIUSI: School Organizational Effort: School/Community Relations

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