This unit will introduce you to practitioner-led approaches to research. The unit promotes valuing practitioners, such as educators, as knowers and agents of educational change. You will learn about a range of approaches within this family of research including, for example, design-based research; action research; participatory action research. Dimensions covered include an introduction to the roles of researchers and practitioners; research problems that lend themselves to practitioner-led inquiries; research design and methods and how they are applied; and issues of rigour. The unit will culminate in the preparation of a practitioner inquiry proposal.