Reasons in Doing Action Research
Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University Mid-La Union Campus College of Technical Education Bachelor of Science in Industrial Education
Action research
REASONS in DOING ACTION RESEARCH Action research deals with your problem, not someone else. Second action research is very timely – it can start now - or whenever you’re ready – and provides immediate results. Third, action research provides educators with opportunities to better understand and therefore improve their educational practices. Fourth, as a process, action research can also promote the building of stronger relationships among colleagues with whom we work. It also provides the educators with alternative ways of viewing and approaching educational question and problems and with new ways of examining our educational practices.
Another reason of doing action research is that we need to examine students ' preconceptions for effective teaching strategies. It is through joint research studies that science instruction in the schools will improve, and we need to make a great effort in this regard. Action Research (AR) represents a growing field of educational research whose chief identifying characteristic is the recognition of the pragmatic requirements of educational practitioners for organized reflective inquiry into classroom instruction. Action research is an process designed to empower all participants in the educational process (students, instructors and other parties) with the means to improve the practices conducted within the educational experience. By doing action Research we could contribute to the practical concerns of people in an immediate problematic situation and to the goals of social science by joint collaboration within a mutually acceptable ethical framework.
Action Research is a form of self-reflective enquiry undertaken by participants in social (including educational) situations in order to improve the
Action research
REASONS in DOING ACTION RESEARCH Action research deals with your problem, not someone else. Second action research is very timely – it can start now - or whenever you’re ready – and provides immediate results. Third, action research provides educators with opportunities to better understand and therefore improve their educational practices. Fourth, as a process, action research can also promote the building of stronger relationships among colleagues with whom we work. It also provides the educators with alternative ways of viewing and approaching educational question and problems and with new ways of examining our educational practices.
Another reason of doing action research is that we need to examine students ' preconceptions for effective teaching strategies. It is through joint research studies that science instruction in the schools will improve, and we need to make a great effort in this regard. Action Research (AR) represents a growing field of educational research whose chief identifying characteristic is the recognition of the pragmatic requirements of educational practitioners for organized reflective inquiry into classroom instruction. Action research is an process designed to empower all participants in the educational process (students, instructors and other parties) with the means to improve the practices conducted within the educational experience. By doing action Research we could contribute to the practical concerns of people in an immediate problematic situation and to the goals of social science by joint collaboration within a mutually acceptable ethical framework.
Action Research is a form of self-reflective enquiry undertaken by participants in social (including educational) situations in order to improve the
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