Examines teacher knowledge and practice from an outsider perspective by employing quantitative methods and epistemologies embedded in the academic culture, is the primary aim of educational research.

Teacher research is a form of action research, research designed by practitioners to seek practical solutions to issues and problems in their professional and community lives, primarily uses qualitative methodologies to examine teaching practice from the inside.

It involves the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data.

It is a kind of research which is theoretical and philosophical.

The quality of being believable or worthy of trust

The quality of being able to be relied on, trustworthiness or constancy

The quality of establishing the truth, accuracy, validity, or genuineness of; verifiable

The possibility of transferring the results to other contexts or similar groups.