Action Research, How we Can use it

Throughout reading the definition and examples of action research, I truly believe that this is the method to use. Traditional research has you following researchers that do not know what exactly is going on at your school. Their research is a general understanding of created situations. If you as an administrator will work through your own school, and inquire about the “wonders” that you need to address in the end your productivity will be greater and more beneficial. By using the action research we can personalize our work for our schools. We can create our own inquiries and then collect data that is pertinent to our schools. We can get results and answers that are specific to our situations and not gross generalizations. Every school is different and therefore needs to approach problem situations in a personalized matter. This method also helps with the process of reflection, you cannot learn anything until you make a mistake and then you must learn from that mistake, by looking back and reflecting on the actions that are being taken and think how can it be made better next time. By personalizing our research and utilizing reflections our solutions will be more beneficial and will have more buy-in which will in turn help the success of the program solution.