Book Reviews
Abstract
Improving teacher education through action research M.-F. Hui and D. L. Grossman, London, Routledge, 2008, xiv +196 pp., US$95.00 (hardback), ISBN 978-0-415-95629-1 Improving Teacher Education Through Action Research is a book that persuades you to cast a critical eye on your own practice as a teacher educator as you read and reflect upon the logical and systematic thought processes presented by each author. By being agents of change, each chapter is a testimony of the teacher educators' commitment to improving their own pedagogic practices. This book is easy to read and is particularly useful for teachers who are embarking on their learning journeys through action research. Readers are encouraged to use this book as a catalyst and motivator for change as they reflect upon their own practices in the classroom. The act of teaching changes the person engaged in the activity of teaching, as highlighted by Osborne ( 1998 ). As a teacher reflects upon the routine act of teaching, the invisibility of everyday actions begins to morph into perceptible deeds for the teacher. This sense-making process allows the teacher to change his or her practice. Teachers involved in researching their own practices can hence make evidence-informed decisions