Action Research

Action research is something that I was not familiar, until recently.  In the previous university that I was attending, they never mentioned anything about.  They did talk about traditional educational research.  I find that it is extremely important and beneficial to be able to use action research, especially in the educational field.  It gives one the opportunity to learn and experience as you go.  I see it as a method that will be the future to improve the overall quality of teaching and learning.  The information that one gathers in action research is not from books or other people researches.  It comes from knowledge gathered in the real life educational practices.  Where one can learn from their own problems and make changes.  It makes the practioners the sole source in the research process.  Action research can be used by anyone in the educational field such as teachers , librarians, assistant principals, principals, superintendent, etc to better themselves as they work as a team. Action research does not mean that you will be working alone, it is teamwork that will work for the good of the school and community.  As a leader one who shows action research and involves others and who has success will see progress and will have others follow and be successful as well.  By using active research one is bettering your campus, community and oneself, however; the one that will benefit from this is the student.  Specifically, action research may be helpful through identifying a problem within the classroom, reviewing professional literature pertaining to the issue, apply action after seeking advice from fellow educators, and then using/sharing the information found from the study.