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This chapter introduces the theoretical concepts of Exploratory Practice. These include working for quality of life, understanding, puzzlement, collegiality, mutual development, sustainability and continuity, and integrating research into pedagogy. The Introduction gives an overview of the chapters contained in the volume, each of which applies one or more of these principles to practice, and thus develops the theoretical impact of Exploratory Practice.
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Hanks, J., Dikilitaş, K. (2018). Introduction: Exploratory Practice: Explorations in Language Teacher Education and Continuing Professional Development. In: Dikilitaş, K., Hanks, J. (eds) Developing Language Teachers with Exploratory Practice. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-75735-3_1
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