The development and implementation of a sixth grade geology unit through collaborative action research

In March 2000, a researcher from the Al-Qattan Centre for Research and Educational Development, 5 pre-service teachers from the United Nations Relief and Works Agency Educational Science Faculty, and one in-service teacher collaborated through action research to implement the curriculum inquiry cycle to a sixth grade geology unit for the purpose of improving both the teaching and learning processes. The team considered the teachers' perceptions of their role, the proposed curriculum and the existing pedagogical problems in Palestine. (Original abstract - amended)