Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Theorist/Practitioner Tensions: Persisting Conflicts
  • Current limitations on research
    • (#1) US governmental mandates regarding methods and outcomes for educational research
    • (#2) Perpetual pragmatism
    • (#3) Constant and severe shortages of resources, accompanied by unrealistic expectations about what research can achieve
    • (#4) Lack of support from management for practitioner research and inquiry
• Summary Reflection