Mei Kuin Lai completed her doctorate at the University of Auckland and has since worked as an education con-sultant to support practitioners (teachers, principals, administrators) and Ministry of Education officials as they develop inquiry as part of their daily lives. Her cur-rent role at the Faculty of Education at the University of Auckland involves bringing the research and practice worlds together by supporting practitioners and educa-tion consultants in embedding inquiry into their current roles and by developing collaborative researcher-practitioner projects that improve teaching and le...