They identified benefits to doing action research
that included improving their view of themselves as teachers and their abilities to
advocate for themselves and their students within the school environment. They
used their experience to help them reflect on their teaching, and to share those
results with other teachers, administrators and in some cases parents. As with any
professional development that encourages teachers to work outside their comfort
zone, there were challenges for the teachers such as time constraints and questioning
their own skill levels.