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Educational Research:

Fundamentals for the Consumer

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Action Research

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Action Research

A systematic investigation conducted bypractitioners

Action research is done to provide informationimmediately to improve teaching and learning

Emphasis is on teachers, counselors andadministrators, who carry out the research

Table 12.1 provides a comparison of actionversus traditional research.

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Benefits of Action Research

Creates mindset for school improvement

Enhances decision-making

Promotes reflection and self-assessment

Instills a commitment to improvement

Creates a more positive school climate

Impacts practice directly

Empowers those to participate

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Conducting Action Research

Select a focus or topic for study

Determine your design and data collectionstrategies

Summarize and interpret the data

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Select a focus or topic for study -should be something that:

involves some aspect of teaching/learning. is part of your own teaching, classroom, or

school.

you can control.

you can change or improve. you are passionate and motivated to learn

more about.

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Select a focus or topic for study(continued)

Reconnaissance occurs as the researchertakes time to self-reflect from their ownperspective.

Solidifies the significance or your area of focus

Allows you to talk with others

Provides time to read more information

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Determine your design and data collectionstrategies

Collect data from multiple sources (triangulation)

Experiencingdirect observation of participants

Enquiringinterviewing whoever is mostappropriate to obtain information

Examininguse of existing document and records

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Validity

Democratic representation of stakeholders

Outcome extent to which the plan that emergesfrom the study is viable and effective

Process related to internal validity (quantitative)and credibility (qualitative)

Catalytic based on the action component Dialogic dissemination of findings

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Consumer Tips for Evaluating ActionResearch

Determine motivation and involvement ofthe researcher

Look for consistency between researchquestion and methodology

Look for whether multiple methods of datacollection have been utilized

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Consumer Tips for Evaluating ActionResearch

Confirm that there has been an emergent,cyclical process of research-action-reflection

Determine the presence of externalmonitoring or feedback