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What is Action Research? By Sumreen Rafi Qureshi
Transcript of Action research
What is Action Research?
BySumreen Rafi
Qureshi
According to the experts . . .
it is . . .
“a cycle
“a cycle of posing questions,
“a cycle of posing questions,
gathering data,
“a cycle of posing questions,
gathering data,reflection,
“a cycle of posing questions,
gathering data,reflection,
& deciding on a course of action.”
Origin and FounderKurt Lewin is generally considered
the ‘father’ of action research, first coined the term “action research” in 1944.
A German social and experimental psychologist, and one of the founders of the Gestalt school,
He was concerned with social problems, focused on participative group processes for addressing conflict, crises, and change, generally within organizations.
Kurt Lewin described it as a process of ...
Planning
Kurt Lewin described it as a process of ...
Planning
Action,
Kurt Lewin described it as a process of ...
Planning
Action,
and Searching
“Inquiry or research in the context of focused efforts to improve the quality of an organization and its performance.”
It is based on the close
interaction between
practice, theory and
change.
Action research is known by many other names;
Participatory Research, Collaborative Inquiry, Emancipatory Research, Action Learning, And Contextual Action Research
but all are variations on a theme.
Action Research requires that we
REFRAMEthe problem
by looking at it in different
contexts
from different perspective
s
as a part of a larger
system
As Implement the Plan . . .
Control the progress
As You Implement the Plan . . .
Control the progress
Collect the data (evidence)
As You Implement the Plan . . .
Control the progress
Collect the data (evidence)
Present periodic reports
Another essential element of Action Research is . . .
“A cycle of action and reflection is the heart of
action learning.”
Information must be captured and then made institutional (institute by authority)
In a nutshell . . .
Action Research seeks to accomplish two goals:
In a nutshell . . .
1.Stimulate Learning and
Action Research seeks to accomplish two goals:
In a nutshell . . .
1.Stimulate Learning and
2.Make a Difference.
Action Research seeks to accomplish two goals:
What is Not Action Research?
It is not a library project where we learn more about a topic that interests us.
It is not about doing research on or about people, It involves people working to improve their skills, techniques, and strategies.
It is not about learning why we do certain things, It is about how we can change our instruction to impact students.
CharacteristicsUtility aspect of the people’s point of view.Produces knowledge to guide practice in modification.Action taking and evaluating.Collaboration between action and result.It modifies a given reality or develops a new system.Knowledge is generated, used, tested and modified in it.
The systematic efforts to gather information from various sources
that will help us identify the needs of victims in our
community to do research.
Needs Assessment
Objectives
School Improvement
Improvement in professional
practice
Provide opportunity for
faculty to research
Raise community engagement in
research
Encourage students to
research
Types of Action research
Contextual Action Research (Action
Learning)
Traditional Action Research
Educational Action
Research
Radical Action Research
Limitation
1.Lack of Time
2.Validity as Research
3.Unfamiliarity with Research methods
4.Action Research produces results which
are not Generalizable
5. Representations of the process of action
research may confuse, rather than
enlighten
6. The Rhetoric of Action Research may be
Confusing, or in contradiction with the
main principles of the process
