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Title: 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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Contd
  • 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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  • THANK YOU
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