ACTION RESEARCH Deepshikha Singh

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ACTION RESEARCH Deepshikha Singh
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What is Action Research?

• Action research is a process of systematic
  reflection, enquiry and action carried out by
  individuals about their own practice.
• Action research is a term used to describe
  professionals studying their own practice in
  order to improve it.

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Action Research In Education

• Action research in education is an enquiry which
  is carried out in order to understand, evaluate
  and then to change, in order to improve some
  educational practices.
• When applied to teaching, action research
  involves gathering and interpreting data to
  better understand an aspect of teaching and
  learning and applying the outcomes to improve
  practice.

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A Brief History Of Action Research

• The term action research was coined by Kurt
  Lewin, a social-psychologist in 1930s.
• According to Kurt Lewin, social conditions might
  be enhanced through the group processes that
  involve four steps-
• Planning
• Acting
• Observing
• Reflecting
• These steps leads to the development of action
  research.

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Contd.

• Development of action research took place in
  three different stages-
• First stage- identification of a process for
  addressing societal issues.
• Second stage- improving practice and the need to
  involve practitioners.
• Third stage- participatory, emancipatory, or
  community research in which groups assumed
  responsibility for their own emancipation and
  change.

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Types Of Action Research Design

• Practical Action Research- enhances the practice
  of education through the systematic study of a
  local problem.
• Examples of Practical Action Research
• An elementary teacher studies the disruptive
  behavior of a child in her classroom.
• A college instructor studies his professional
  development using technology in teaching.

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• Participatory Action Research-
• collaborative and community based research
• contributes to emancipation or change.
• addresses the social problems that constrain and
  repress the lives of students and educators.
• Examples
• Curricula that deny students enrolment.
• Assessments that serve to confirm student failure
  rather than learning.
• K-12 classroom interactions that silence and
  quiet the voices of certain students.
• Inequitable distribution of college faculty
  salaries that favour men over women.

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Key Characteristics Of Action Research

• Addresses Practical Issues
• Self-reflective Research
• Collaborative Research
• Based on Plan of Action
• Sharing of Reports

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Steps In Action Research

• Identification of a problem- problem to be
  studied is identified.
• Locating Resources- to determine what others have
  learned about solving a particular problem.
• Data Collection- through experiencing, enquiring
  and examining.

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ACTION RESEARCH DATA COLLECTION TECHNIQUES

• Enquiring
• Informal Interview
• Structured Formal Interview
• Questionnaires
• Attitude Tests
• Standardized Tests

• Examining
• Archival Documents
• Journals
• Maps
• Audio and Video Tapes
• Artifacts

• Experiencing
• Participant observation
• Privileged, active observer
• Passive observer

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Contd

• Data Analysis- data can be analyzed by the
  researcher or the help of other educators or data
  analysts can be sought.
• Developing a plan for Action-
• Presenting the data to important stakeholders.
• Establishing a pilot program
• Implementing an ongoing research agenda to
  explore new practices.

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Contd

• Implementation of Plan- to monitor the impact of
  the proposed solution.
• Reflection- to know what is learned or gained
  from implementation of plan.
• Sharing of Reports- report is shared with
  educators that can immediately use the results.

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