Planning Action Research The main features of Action
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Planning Action Research
The main features of Action Research Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Being a ‘reflective practitioner’ Informed action Intentional intervention in order to learn as a practitioners or to improve learning Putting the ‘I’ at the centre of the research Systematic monitoring to generate valid data Authentic descriptions of the action Explaining / interpreting the action Validating your research Making your research public (presenting/writing up)
Issues to consider: Ø Which participants? Ø Which data? (triangulation) Ø When and how will data be collected? Ø Having a ‘critical friend’ Ø Criteria for success?
Possible data to collect Ø Focus group findings Ø Questionnaires Ø Observations Ø Written work from students Ø Diary Ø Course reviews Ø Video diaries? (for webpage) Ø Digital photos
Tangible outcomes from Action Research at Farnborough Ø Final written report (3000 -4000 words) for in–house journal and website Ø Ability to achieve credits on MA Education through Roehampton University link Ø Presenting to colleagues Ø Presenting to delegates from other colleges or agencies
Timeline for projects Ø Ongoing literature search (see links and LRC resources) Ø May half-term data collection to be completed Ø Friday 6 th June First draft to be completed (hardcopy) Ø Weds 18 th June final draft to be completed (e-mail plus hardcopy) Ø Weds 25 th June Action Research workshops
