Abstract:
This paper is about the perception of student teachers concerning their role asresearchers and the impact of action research in their professional development. Thispaper is a product of joint collaboration with master-level student teachers of the Facultyof Education of the University of Prishtina. Qualitative data collected through reflectivewritings, open-ended questionnaires and various research project reports implemented bystudent teachers themselves were analyzed using inductive methods.Findings support the fact that action research is a major component in teacherprofessional development. According to teacher-researchers, action research has a majorimpact not only on the improvement of teaching practices and better student achievements,but also on increasing the collaboration among peer teachers and fostering a new culturewhere teachers assume their responsibilities to implement action research in their ownclassrooms.
