Perhaps one slightly more extended account of an action research project
would be helpful in forming an image of how action research works in
practice. We have used this example because it is widely available.33
The example is Jo-Anne Reid’s study of negotiating the curriculum.
It recounts an investigation into the problems and potential of
curriculum negotiation in a year 9 English class in a Perth, Western
Australia, secondary school. The study involved Reid, an advisory
teacher (normally working as a consultant to other teachers) in an
investigation into the role of language in learning in the classroom.