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- 2. COMPARE OR COMPRESS Action Research Thesis Baby Thesis Dissertation
- 3. Key Topics Purposes and uses of Action Research Types of action research designs Key characteristics of action research Steps in conducting an action research study Evaluating an action research study
- 4. What is action research? Action research is systematic inquiry done by teachers (or other individuals in an educational setting) to gather information about, and subsequently improve, the ways their particular educational setting operates, how they teach, and how well their students learn (Mills, 2000).
- 5. When do you use action research? When you have an educational problem to solve When educators want to reflect on their own practices When you want to address school-wide problems When teachers want to improve their practices When educators want to participate in a research project
- 6. How did action research develop? Teacher and school inquiries (e.g. teacher-initiated research studies) Professional inquiry by teachers (e.g. self-study) School-based site councils (e.g. School Committees) In-service days (e.g. teacher staff development activities) 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s Movement Toward Action Research
- 7. Types of action research designs Action Research Participatory Practical Studying local practices Involving individual or team- based inquiry Focusing on teacher development and student learning Implementing a plan of action Leading to the teacher-as-researcher Studying social issues that constrain individual lives Emphasizing equal collaboration Focusing on life-enhancing changes Resulting in the emancipated researcher
- 8. Practical action research: Mills (2000) Dialectic Research Spiral Analyze and Interpret Data Develop an Action Plan Collect Data Identify an Area of Focus
- 9. Participatory action research Deliberate exploration of relationship between the individual and others Participatory: people conduct studies on themselves Practical and collaborative Emancipatory (Challenges procedures) Helps individuals free themselves from constraints found in media, language, work procedures, and power relationships Reflexive or dialectical focused on bringing about change in practices
- 10. Stringers (1999) Action Research Interacting Spiral Think Look Act
- 11. Key characteristics of action research A practical focus The educator-researchers own practices Collaboration Dynamic process A plan of action Sharing research
- 12. Practical focus A problem that will have immediate benefits for Individual teachers Schools Communities
- 13. Study of the educator- researchers own practices Self-reflective research by the educator-researchers turns the lens on their own educational classroom, school, or practices.
- 15. A dynamic process Dynamic process of spiraling back and forth among reflection, data collection, and action Does not follow a linear pattern Does not follow a causal sequence from problem to action
- 16. A plan of action The action researcher develops a plan of action Formal or informal; involve a few individuals or an entire community May be presenting data to stakeholders, establishing a pilot program, or exploring new practices
- 17. Sharing research Groups of stakeholders Local schools, educational personnel Local or state individuals Not specifically interested in publication but in sharing with individuals or groups who can promote change
- 18. The problem is only one phase in which to enter Identifying Problem Collecting Data Evaluating Existing Data Taking Action Point of Entry Point of Entry Point of Entry Point of Entry
- 19. What are the steps in conducting action research? Determine if action research is the best design to use. Identify the problem to study Locate resources to help address the problem Identify the information you will need
- 20. Taxonomy of action research data collection techniques Action Research Data Collection Techniques (The EIE) Experiencing Inquiring Examining (Through observation and field notes) When the researcher asks Using and making records Participant observation (Active participant) Privileged, active observer Passive observer Informal Interview Structured formal Interview Questionnaires Attitude Scales Standardized Tests Archival documents Journals Maps Audio and Videotapes Artifacts Fieldnotes
- 21. What are the steps in conducting action research? Implement the data collection Analyze the data Develop a plan for action Implement the plan and reflect
- 22. How do you evaluate action research? Does the project clearly address a problem or issue in practice that needs to be solved? Did the action researcher collect sufficient data to address the problem? Did the action researcher collaborate with others during the study? Was there respect for all collaborators?
- 23. How do you evaluate action research? Did the plan of action advanced by the researcher build logically from the data? Is there evidence that the plan of action contributed to the researchers reflection as a professional? Has the research enhanced the lives of the participants by empowering them, changing them, or providing them with new understanding?
- 24. How do you evaluate action research? Did the action research actually lead to change or did a solution to a problem make the difference? Was the action research reported to audiences who might use the information?
- 25. Remember that common facts of today are the products of yesterdays RESEARCH, so your research today would be the facts of tomorrow. -Dok J-