Action research is a powerful tool for teachers, administrators, and anyone else who wishes to make improvements in their profession. Action research is a type of research where the user decides that there is an area of their job where an improvement could be made. The process of action research begins with the identification of a problem or inquiry that the researcher has. They then must research literature about the topic they are curious about and find ways that people in the past have dealt with the same or similar issue. The next step is to implement the solution that they believe will be suitable for them. Third, the researcher then analyzes the data that has been created or studies the results of the implementation and decides if the program is successful. The researcher then reports the results to colleagues and other constituents to encourage this process. The use of action research is different than other improvement programs in the fact that the question, solution and data come from the actual user. The solutions do not come from a third party that is not experiencing the issue first hand. This makes the solution more personalized. Action research is not really an assignment that has a beginning or an end, but rather a way of becoming a life long learner and helping others become learners.
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