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摘要：John Lennon and educational action research? This may be an unexpected association but Julian Edge uses it to invite us to share in a belief in the power of educational action research in TESOL in his opening chapter in this collection of case studies. Thee vocative Lennon lyric’ we hope someday you’ll join us. Imagine...’ brings to an end an opening chapter that leads us through the action research literature from both general education and from TESOL. The discussion in the chapter serves as both sign posting for the reader, showing us where we might read more for a particular perspective on action research, and also as background to which educational movements and ideas have stimulated studies such as those in this volume.