2.3. Collaborative inquiry-based curriculum development as
professionalization
Various authors have proposed the method of inquiry of
teachers' own practices (e.g. Buzzelli & Johnston, 2002; Sitornik,
1990; Sockett & LePage, 2002) to enhance teachers' awareness of
their beliefs, values and the (implicit) theories they hold. Leeman
and Wardekker (2014) argue that conducting teacher research includes
thinking about the aims of education. It helps teachers to
understand their practices in the context of the school, neighborhood,
the school system and of the society as a whole.