ABSTRACT
For Lawrence Stenhouse (1981; 1983) research was systematic inquiry made public.1 In this chapter we look at how action research is made public. We begin by explaining why, in our view, “going public” is an important part of action research. We will then discuss different ways of reporting your own research, and possible audiences, and end by giving some advice on the most common form of presentation, that is, the written report. In the next chapter we will present some examples of action research reports that have been published in journals since 2000, so that you can look at the decisions others have made and compare them with both our suggestions in this chapter and your own ideas.
