Chapter 3: Research findings and discussion
In this chapter, the research findings which have become available through the
various methods of collecting and analyzing evidence are presented, and a discussion
of these findings is provided, with reference to the literature. Proceeding, the research
findings are summarized, in an attempt to provide answers to the research questions,
as they were stated in the introduction to this book. This leads to a number of
suggestions, which are considered that they can contribute to the improvement of the
present situation.
Finally, the book ends with concluding remarks considering its contribution to
a better understanding of the way the investigated teachers think and act, and with
suggestions for further research, in order to find out whether the research findings
apply to a wider teacher population.
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