Research as a means of teachers’ professional development: Challenges and perspectives

Abstract

The reflections presented here remark the importance of educational research as an ongoing process of professional development. As understood, this process enables the empowerment of the teaching profession, the knowledge that characterizes the teacher and researcher, the limitations that emerge during the research process, and the strategies developed in different countries to achieve results that have an impact on the learning of teachers; thus permitting them to transform their professional practice resulting on positive effects on those been taught.