Before studying about Action Research, I didn't know exactly what Action Research/Inquiry entailed. I learned the following: Action Research is the practice of a principal or administrator participating in a process of examining and analyzing his or her leadership procedures. The administrator asks questions and studies “wonderings”, has a systematic process for collecting data, evaluates and plans for improvement and makes changes based on the findings of the research or inquiry.
I appreciated very much the recommendations made to schedule weekly inquiry or action research time into ones daily/weekly calendar (Dana, 2009). I enjoyed the story shared by one principal, who felt that he felt more control over all other daily items (planned and unplanned) as a result of scheduling regular times for reflection and inquiry. I plan to also schedule regular daily/weekly time for reflection and journaling. I can foresee using action research to solve many issues within an elementary campus, not only to improve learning, but to advance teaching practices. It was interesting to me, that while action research can solve a great many problems, it can also serve as a means and an example for guiding and directing both teachers and students in creating an environment more suitable for better teaching and learning.
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