Action research in education

Action research in education

1. two essential points

   • inquiry
   • implemented by participants

2. better decisions

   • Corey (1953:VIII)
     • Study problems scientifically
     • Educational practioners

3. Solve their own problems (educationals practitioners)

   • change and improve educational practice
     • They oWN reflection
   • Taba and Noel

4. Grundy and Kemmis

   • Identification of strategies
     • Observation, reflection and change.
   • Social and political process
     • Human emancipation
   • Self-reflective in social situations
   • Collaboratively

5. Simmon

   • Personal development
   • Self-identified problem
   • individual or collaborative basis
   • Improve teaching-learning process

6. MAIN FOCUS

   • involvement, improvement
   • active researchers
     • participants of the entire research process
       • develop their own theories of education
     • control the research
     • chance processes
   • reflection
     • understanding problems
       • contexts
       • interest in change
       • improve educational practices
     • self-reflection
       • educating ourselves