Professional teacher development in performing action research

Although adult education reforms have been in constant progress, innovations have been implemented and material basis improved, teacher qualification has been upgraded, however, not all opportunities for teacher professional development have been used in the area of education, particulary, the opportunities provided by teacher development while researching and changing their own direct activity. Therefore, this paper presents one of such opportunities by analysing action research: it reveals peculiarities, importance and application possibilities of action research in developing teacher professional activity. Profesional action research - investigation and correction, based on constant reflection, critical thinking when the outcomes of activity ara evaluated - fosters an individual to perceive himself/ herself in the rapidly changing world, understand various social phenomena, acquire knowledge and experience and ability to cohere them, train self-perception, enhance self-confidence and self-worth. All these facets are important pursuing professional activity developmentEdukologijos tyrimų institutasKlaipėdos universitetas, ilona. zubrickiene@ku.ltKlaipėdos universitetas, jurate.adomaitiene@ku.ltVytauto Didžiojo universiteta