ABSTRACT
One very significant difference between isolated Action Researchers and a collaborative group of such researchers emerged in the current work. It was only reasonable that Learning Community of Reflective Practitioners (LCoRPs) played a supportive role, rather than another demanding one. Brindley and Crocco recommend action research as a natural and seamless part of professional development, especially when it is embedded in an ambience that is conducive to the sustaining of a respectful community. The salient elements of the collaborative process are however described. Members experienced many ‘firsts’ as a result of undertaking action research, and also as a consequence of being part of LCoRPs. Some members had to design questionnaires in order to gather data for their action research. The extent of support that members drew from the pool of ideas that their collaboration generated is brought out very clearly in their individual research papers.
