ABSTRACT
In this final chapter we have reached the point which is the most important of all, that of disseminating your findings. This has been described in the scholarship of teaching and learning (SOTL) movement as ‘going public’. No matter how good your research study is, it will, like any pedagogical project, perish unless you can disseminate it as widely as possible. Going public is vital as it opens up your research to peer scrutiny and this is what makes pedagogical action research distinct from introspective, reflective practice or from the usual curriculum development. Pedagogical action research is in a unique position when it comes to dis-
semination, as it is research that has a dual aim. It informs policy making and adapts existing practice, as well as contributing to new knowledge making. This will affect your decisions about where and how to share your findings. In the first part of the chapter, by using a hypothetical case study, I will discuss the options for publication that are available to you. I will then describe how you go about seeking funding to further your action research. In this respect, research publications are significant evidence of a track record that will help you in the bidding for funding process (internal or external). And so this chapter comes full circle, like pedagogical action research itself, to another beginning, more questions to answer and further research studies to carry out.
