- · As I look back on this course, I think the greatest insight I gained was the value and importance of what action research truly is and how it should be carried out. I think what specifically caught my eye in regards to the importance of action research is the way in which it can impact a teachers professional development and a school’s improvement. I remember in the first reading assignment when we were asked to define the meaning of action research and how it can be used. I enjoyed reading about the power it can give in “raising teacher voices in policy making” (Meyers & Rust, 2003) and how it was “a continual set of spirals consisting of reflection and action” (Elliot, 1998). I think that after the first assignment, I was intrigued at how this process would engage me as a future “head learner” and inspire me to share the effectiveness and importance of action research.
- · One topic that I would like to continue my further wonderings would be the process of implementing action research in my own school among other teachers and/or teams.
- · I think to continue and build upon my applied knowledge in this area, I will conduct a mini- action research project and review literature on implementing effective action research among staff members. Throughout the course I have been sharing what I have been learning with colleagues and there are several interested in trying their own action research. I think that this kind of engagement in one’s own learning and wonderings would be beneficial among our learning communities. I would also like to share this with my site supervisor and see what she thinks about doing this within our PLC’s.
Citations
Elliot, J.
(1998). Educational research and outsider-insider relations. Qualitative Studies in Education, 1(2),
155-156.
Meyers, E., &
Rust, F. (Eds.). (2003). Taking action
with teacher research. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
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