Researching teaching and learning in school from "with" or "on" teachers to "with" and "on" teachers

This article explores some of the ethical and political issues of researching teaching and learning in schools. The article specifically focuses on the relationship between the researcher and teachers. Within educational research the political and ethical questions concerning the relationship between researchers and teachers have pivoted on notions of working "with" as opposed to "on" teachers. This article takes issue with the dichotomising between doing research "on" and doing research "with" teachers because it posits power as being unidirectional. The article argues for a reciprocal power relationship between teachers and researchers.