What is Action Research and How Can Action Research Be Implemented?
After reading over the pages in Leading with Passion and Knowledge, The Principal as Action Researcher, by Nancy Fichtman Dana, for the week one assignment, I have a different perspective of the term "research". Action Research, as defined by Dana, usually refers to research intended to bring about change of some kind. In other words, Action Research involves identifying a problem, gather information (research) from a number of sources, (re)analyze the problem while connecting the information gained in hopes of establishing a means of solving the problem, and make necessary changes to avoid a recurrence or continuation of the problem.
Teachers and Administrators can use Action Research within the school system to work together in solving issues that may interfere with the instruction of our students. For example, if one particular group of students continuously scores low on the Math portion of the state school assessments, they may research to better understand the problem. They can identify why this occurs (through research), implement methods of resolutions used by other schools and work to improve or even eliminate the problem. Action research can be used to help students, teachers and administrators achieve!
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