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The professional development of teachers is an ongoing issue that is essential to supporting teachers as change agents and international educational reform. Arizona State University Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College acknowledges its role in supporting visiting teachers from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to utilize action research as an opportunity for professional development.  This paper intends to explore using action research as an innovative practice to support teacher leaders as change agents in education.  The transformation of Saudi Arabia moving from a country that heavily relies on oil for economic growth to investing in human capital is the basis for the transformation of the education system.  As a result, a framework for conducting action research was developed to assist teachers to create a plan of implementation once they returned to Saudi Arabia.  The implication of the literature, research and Saudi teacher experiences supports using action research as professional development holds promise for teachers as change agents to impact international educational reform.

Teachers as Change Agents: Promoting Meaningful Professional Development Using Action Research to Support International Educational Reform