From reading the first chapter of the book Leading with Passion and Knowledge by Nancy Dana, I have learned that action research plays a big part in an educators life. Action research allows educators to reflect on questions and concerns that have a lot of bearing in their everyday dealings. They are able conduct the research themselves and analyze the data to understand the data themselves; unlike traditional educational research where the researcher is an outsider and only makes associations between theory and practice.
As a teacher I always have questions about how to make my teaching better. I have now realized that at some times I have been doing action research. I think about my concerns and look for data and analyze it on how I can use it to make changes to help my students. I will use action research because it is done by using my concerns. I can research and collect information that will be related to what I am doing. I can always look up articles written by others and gain some insight in their findings, but by me having input I can apply it better to my situation. Action research is also a way of self development you will continue to learn new things as you go.
Samantha
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