Limited success resulted from these attempts although a few individuals emerged with an interest and apparent aptitude for conducting teacher research. TCs reported the following obstacles to developing a successful teacher inquiry community and program.
Teachers have little confidence in their ability to adequately conduct classroom based inquiry.
Teacher have few opportunities to develop their understanding of the nature of classroom based research. Teachers have little access, opportunity, or leadership to help them prepare for the process of classroom based research. Teachers have little contact with other teachers that allows them opportunities to talk about their teaching practices, much less their inquiry project. Unfortunately, without a means to deal with these obstacles, teacher research does not have a very bright future. The EWP was initiated with a focus on computer technology and teacher research.