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Introduction to Action research

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Introduction to Action research. Chapter 1. Craig A. Mertler SAGE Publications, 2014. Action Research: Improving Schools and Empowering Educators (4/e). What is Action Research?.

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Introduction toAction research Chapter 1 Craig A. Mertler SAGE Publications, 2014 Action Research: Improving Schools and Empowering Educators (4/e)

What is Action Research? • Systematic inquiry conducted by educators with vested interest in the teaching–learning process or environment for purposes of gathering information about how their school operates, how they teach, and how their students learn • Research done by teachers for themselves • Systematic inquiry into one’s own practices • Research then has increased utility, effectiveness

Introduction toEducational Research • Classroom teachers are most likely consumers of research • Research is one means of seeking answers to questions • Familiar sources of information for our questions: • Tradition • Authority • Common sense • Familiar sources tend to provide unreliable information • Really need information that is valid and reliable

Introduction toEducational Research (cont’d.) • Scientific method—systematic method of answering questions more objectively • Clarify main question/problem • State a hypothesis • Collect, analyze, and interpret information • Form conclusions • Use conclusions to verify/reject the hypothesis • Educational research—application of scientific method to educational topics or questions • Process similar to scientific method

Introduction toEducational Research (cont’d.) • Generic process of educational research: • Specify the topic • Clarify the specific problem on which the research will focus • Formulate research questions and/or hypotheses • Carry out procedures to collect, analyze, and interpret data • State findings resulting from data analyses • Draw conclusions related back to questions/hypotheses • Must be aware of differences between science and pseudoscience

Overview ofEducational Research • Traditional research in education typically conducted by individuals somewhat removed from environment being studied • Numerous research methods exist • Typically classified into two categories: • Quantitative research methods • Require numerical data • Use deductive reasoning(“top-down” approach) • Qualitative research methods • Require narrative data • Use inductive reasoning(“bottom-up” approach)

Overview ofEducational Research (cont’d.) • Quantitative research: • Measure variables to test hypotheses or answer research questions • Research designs may be nonexperimental or experimental: • Nonexperimental designs: • No direct control over variables (i.e., no manipulation) • Descriptive studies or designs • Comparative studies or designs • Correlational studies or designs • Causal-comparative studies or designs

Overview ofEducational Research (cont’d.) • Experimental designs: • Researcher has control over one or more variables • Independent and dependent variables • Experimental (or treatment) and control (or comparison) groups • Descriptive and inferential statistics • Statistical significance • Samples versus populations • Qualitative research: • Broader, more holistic approach to research • No control or manipulation of variables • Triangulation (perhaps, polyangulation) is a key process • Utilizes logico-inductive analysis

Overview ofEducational Research (cont’d.) • Numerous research designs exist: • Phenomenological studies • Ethnographic studies • Grounded theory research • Case studies • Mixed-methods research: • Studies that combine both quantitative and qualitative data • Many individuals consider action research studies to be most similar to mixed-methods research (than purely quantitative or qualitative research)

Overview ofAction Research • Call for school improvement: • Mass media and public outcry • Lack of applicability of more traditional research findings • Serious need for increased practice of teacher-led, classroom-based action research • Action research • Focused on solving specific classroom or school problems, improving practice, or helping to make decisions at a local site • Overarching goal is to improve practice immediately

Overview ofAction Research (cont’d.) • Reflection • Act of critically examining one’s own practice (i.e., what you do, why you do it, what are its effects) • Integral part of action research process • Reflective teaching—process of developing lessons with thoughtful consideration of theory, existing research, and practical experience, along with examination of lesson’s effect on student learning • Process of systematic collection of information followed by active reflection, with the anticipation of improving the teaching–learning process, is at the core of action research

Overview ofAction Research (cont’d.) • Models of Action Research • Stringer’s interacting spiral • Lewin’s action research spiral

Overview ofAction Research (cont’d.) • Models of Action Research (cont’d.) • Calhoun’s action research cycle • Bachman’s action research spiral

Overview ofAction Research (cont’d.) • Models of Action Research (cont’d.) • Riehl’s action research model • Piggot-Irvine’s action research model

Overview ofAction Research (cont’d.) • Models of Action Research (cont’d.) • Hendrick’s action research model • Mertler’smodel • planning—acting—developing—reflecting

Overview ofAction Research (cont’d.) • Characteristics of action research • What it is • What it is not • Importance of action research • Connecting theory to practice • Improvement of educational practice • Connection to school improvement • Teacher empowerment and intellectual engagement • Professional growth

Overview ofAction Research (cont’d.) • Applications of action research • Identifying problems • Developing and testing solutions • Preservice teacher education • Inservice professional growth • Rigor in action research • Quality, validity, accuracy, and credibility of action research and its findings • Determination of rigor often depends on intended audience for sharing results

Overview ofAction Research (cont’d.) • Rigor in action research (cont’d.) • Broader dissemination—should be more concerned with generalizability • Narrower dissemination—may be no generalizable results • Methods of providing rigor in action research • Repetition of the cycle • Prolonged engagement and persistent observation • Experience with the process • Triangulation of data • Member checking • Participant debriefing

Introduction of“action research portraits” • Step-by-step illustrations of realistic action research projects • Appear in continuous fashion throughout the book • Highlighting the content of that chapter / step in the action research process • Topics: • “Improving Reading Comprehension in a Title I Program” [elementary level] • “Conceptual Understanding of Mitosis and Meiosis” [high school level]

Action research checklist 1 Action Research Checklist 1: Action Research as Part of Your Professional Practice ☐ Make a list of ways in which you believe that action research can help you connect theory to practice. ☐ Generate ideas for possible action research projects that could contribute to school improvement efforts. ☐ Develop specific ideas for action research projects that would contribute to your own professional growth and development as an educator. ☐ From any of the lists of potential projects you have generated, identify which ones could be collaborative action research projects. ☐ List ways in which you could make your action research more rigorous.

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