ABSTRACT
How do teacher-researchers get the material for their reflections, their data? The chapters on the research diary and on finding a starting point have already presented some methods of data collection. This chapter deals with it more systematically. We begin by discussing what data are and the relationship between data and the situations we want to research. Next we discuss four criteria for judging the quality of action research. The main body of the chapter is taken up with presenting various data collection methods.
