Action Research Process
Action Research Process
PROCESS
IMMEDIATE APPLICATION
IMPROVE PRACTICES
MAIN FEATURES
1. FOCUS SELECTION
IDENTIFYING A TOPIC THAT IS WORTH THE TIME OF TEACHERS
ESSENTIAL
2. CLARIFICATION OF THEORIES
IDENTIFY THE BELIEVES AND VALUES AND THEORETICAL
PERSPECTIVES WHICH THE RESEARCHERS HOLD ABOUT THEIR FOCUS
3. IDENTIFICATION OF RESEARCH QUESTIONS
GUIDE THE INQUIRY
4. DATA COLLECTION
USED TO JUSTIFY THEIR ACTIONS ARE RELIABLE AND VALID AT THE
SAME TIME
MOST INTIMIDATING PART OF ALL THE STEPS OF THE ACTION
RESEARCH PROCESS FOR AN OVERWORKED TEACHER
5. DATA ANALYSIS
USUALLY IMPLIES COMPLEX STATISTICAL CALCULATIONS, BUT THIS
IS RARELY TRUE IN CASE OF AN ACTION RESEARCHER
THE STORY TOLD BY THESE DATA’S & WHY DID THE STORY PLAY
THIS WAY
6. RESULT REPORTING
TEACHING IS CONSIDERED A LONELY PROFESSION
THE MOST COMMON AREAS FOR SHARING ACTION RESEARCH
ARE FACULTY MEETINGS, LUNCH SEMINARS, AND TEACHER CONFERENCES.
IT IS OBSERVED THAT EVERY YEAR MANY MORE TEACHERS ARE
CONTRIBUTING AND WRITING THEIR WORK FOR PUBLICATION TO HELP TO
FULFILL THE REQUIREMENTS.
7. INFORMED ACTION
ACTION PLANNING
METHODS OF ACTION RESEARCH
THERE ARE MANY METHODS TO CONDUCTING ACTION RESEARCH. SOME OF
THE METHODS INCLUDE:
• OBSERVING INDIVIDUALS OR GROUPS
• USING AUDIO AND VIDEO TAPE RECORDING
• USING STRUCTURED OR SEMI-STRUCTURED INTERVIEWS
• TAKING FIELD NOTES
• USING ANALYTIC MEMOING
• USING OR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHY
• DISTRIBUTING SURVEYS OR QUESTIONNAIRES
*RESEARCHERS CAN ALSO USE MORE THAN ONE OF THE METHODS ABOVE TO ASSIST THEM IN
COLLECTING RICH AND MEANINGFUL DATA.*
TYPES OF ACTION RESEARCH
SOURCE
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