Download or read book Taking on the Role of Participant Observer in Research Studies That Aim to Transform Teaching and Learning written by Fowler-Amato and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This case study describes the process I engaged in to plan for and implement a design-based research project in an effort to explore what critical language study looked like in practice as well as how teachers and students responded to this instructional approach. In this case study, I focus, specifically, on the choice I made to take on the role of participant observer in the professional learning community as well as in the four classes in which this study was facilitated, highlighting how the use of this method allowed me to develop a better understanding of the experiences and perspectives of the participants, while supporting the teachers in their professional growth. In this case study, I also address the challenges of making use of this method, sharing the efforts I made to acknowledge how my participation might have impacted the ecology of the learning environments in which we did this work as well as the strategies I used to work toward objectivity.