In education, action research is a process in which schools or teachers collaboratively look at a problem found within their school and attempt to find a solution by using the techniques of research. This type of research is different from traditional educational research because it centers around the practitioners (teachers and administrators) taking an active role in the design, data collection, and interpretation of their research. The teachers are able to look at themselves and their instruction and/or practice and make changes based on their findings. This type of research leads to more buy-in because the teachers are a part of the research process and therefore are more likely to make necessary changes in order to solve the problem at hand.
As I read more and more on the topic of action research I realized that I needed to change the action research I had originally planned to do. At first my idea was to solve a problem that was occurring on our campus that was occurring with staffing. I realized that this topic had little to do with student performance, and therefore decided to change my topic to more of a topic that was affecting our students’ academic performance and not so much our teachers. I feel this will make a better action research for our campus.
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