Action research is an intentional study of a practice of interest. With action research, an interest is established; data is collected, analyzed, and reflected on. Possible changes are made and then shared with your peers. The design, research, and reflection are done by the person or persons directly involved with the inquiry.
Action research can take place in numerous settings and cover a whole host of interests. This style of research has many benefits: the research is reality driven and practitioners are invested making them more likely to change based on their findings.
Action research is a spiral of reflection and action much like topics are spiraled in a classroom throughout the year. The practitioner continues to revisit the research and then change how it is used based on new findings. When the researcher feels invested in the project, they are more likely to reform and revise their actions and be engaged in the process.
I feel that action research can be used on a small scale and a large scale in the educational setting. I plan to use action research to improve practices in my classroom on anything from daily procedures to differentiating instruction. I also plan to meet with our campus improvement committee to learn about different campus concerns and look for ways employee action research.
How might educational leaders use blogs?
Educational leaders can us blogs to share information in a fun and creative way with vast amounts of people, quickly. Blogs can link to other educational blogs and create a whole community of people working for the greater good of education.
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