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According to the North Central Regional Educational Laboratory, "Action research is inquiry or research in the context of focused efforts to improve the quality of an organization and its performance. It typically is designed and conducted by practitioners who analyze the data to improve their own practice. Action research can be done by individuals or by teams of colleagues. The team approach is called collaborative inquiry." Related Action Research Web Sites
Action Learning and Action Resources (ALAR) http://www.scu.edu.au/schools/gcm/ar/arp/arfaq.html lists frequently asked questions about action research.
Action Research International http://www.scu.edu.au/schools/gcm/ar/ari/arihome.html is a refereed on-line journal of action research. It has a distinguished international editorial panel, and is sponsored by the Institute of Workplace Research Learning and Development (WoRLD) within the Graduate College of Management at Southern Cross University, and by Southern Cross University Press.
Action Research Resources http://www.uq.net.au/action_research/arhome.html contains links to resources such as conference abstracts, books and e-mail lists of people that can be contacted that support action research.
Educating as Inquiry: A Teacher/Action Research Site http://www.lupinworks.com/jn is maintained by Judith Newman, a Canadian educator and writer. This teacher/action research web site with links to other AR sites, and other web pages containing articles relating to practice as inquiry.
What is action research?: http://www.drawntoscience.org/educators/action-research/what-is-action-research.html a site that is part of an NSF grant project called Project Nexus at the University of Maryland that provides resources for teachers involved with action research.
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| NA | ACTION RESEARCH | ||||
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Action research involves an intervention by a researcher to influence change in any given situation and to monitor and evaluate the results. The researcher, working with a client, identifies a particular objective, e.g. ways of improving telephone responses to ‘difficult’ clients, and explores ways this might be done. The researcher enters into the situation, e.g. by introducing new techniques, and monitors the results. This research requires active co-operation between researcher and client and a continual process of adjustment to the intervention in the light of new information and responses to it from respondents. | |||||
| TP | Action research | ||||
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Typically, action research is undertaken in a school setting. It is a reflective process that allows for inquiry and discussion as components of the “research.” Often, action research is a collaborative activity among colleagues searching for solutions to everyday, real problems experienced in schools, or looking for ways to improve instruction and increase student achievement. Rather than dealing with the theoretical, action research allows practitioners to address those concerns that are closest to them, ones over which they can exhibit some influence and make change. | |||||
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action research is a disciplined process of inquiry conducted by and for those taking the action. The primary reason for engaging in action research is to assist the “actor” in improving and/or refining his or her actions.
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