ACTION RESEARCH

ACTION RESEARCH

Conducts research and acts at the same time. It was established in 1944 by MIT professor Kurt Lewin.A
Types of action research
1. Participatory action research: emphasizes that participants should be members of the community being studied.
  1. Example: action research for study how could establish tourism nature in the four islands of Windward Caribbean: Santa Lucia, Grenada, Dominica and San Vincent.
2. Practical action research: focuses more on how research is conducted and is designed to address and solve specific issues.
  1. Education: - Efficacy of technology in enhancing student learning outcomes.
ACTION RESEARCH MODELS
1. Operational Action Research
  1. Characterized by its practical and action-oriented approach, it involves relevant actors.
2. Collaborating Action Research
  1. It highlights active participation and collaboration between all those involved.
3. Critical Reflection
  1. It involves examining our own experiences, beliefs, and assumptions.
Action Research Purpose
1. Solve immediate problems.
2. Improve existing systems
Advantages in action Research
1. highly adaptable.
2. Immediate and actionable path.
3. Can be very empowering
Disadvantages of action research
1. Are plagued by very limited generalizability and are very difficulty to replicate
2. Complicated to structure in an ethical manner
3. High risk for research biases
Action Research in Education
1. it is a form of systematic inquiry because it priorizes reflection and bridges the gap between theory and practice
A cicle of inquiry
1. It is usually visualized in a spiral shape following a series of steps, such as “planning → acting → observing → reflecting.”
Action Research is conducted in order to solve a aparticular issue immediately while case studies are often takes longer

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