What is Action Research?
Action Research (AR) is a cyclical process of better understanding one's own role in moving towards a future environment that is in line with their values.
AR includes observing, hypothesizing, acting, and reflecting upon changes in an environment. Rather than researching from a removed perspective however, AR finds the researched embedded into their community, reflecting on the changes that their own actions bring upon their subject matter.
In a pattern that feeds back into itself, an action researcher will identify an action that they hope can bring about a particular result from their environment. In trying out an action and reflecting upon whether it followed their predicted result, a researcher will adjust their next action according to the results of the previous.
For more on Action Research read Dr. Margaret Riel's explanation on the Center for Collaborative Action Research's website
AR includes observing, hypothesizing, acting, and reflecting upon changes in an environment. Rather than researching from a removed perspective however, AR finds the researched embedded into their community, reflecting on the changes that their own actions bring upon their subject matter.
In a pattern that feeds back into itself, an action researcher will identify an action that they hope can bring about a particular result from their environment. In trying out an action and reflecting upon whether it followed their predicted result, a researcher will adjust their next action according to the results of the previous.
For more on Action Research read Dr. Margaret Riel's explanation on the Center for Collaborative Action Research's website
Reception of Innovative Technnology in the Classroom: Curating Ideas Through Action Research
David Levin
Pepperdine University Learning Technologies Cadre 15
David Levin
Pepperdine University Learning Technologies Cadre 15