Action Research Comments

This course has been extremely interesting, rewarding, and also beneficial for my future role as an educational leader. The process of action research is a powerful tool that all leaders should have in their repertoire. Action research is a systematic approach that allows individuals to reflect on their educational and professional practices.  These reflections benefit the organization by continually monitoring and revising the best practices to become more effective leaders. I also learned the difference between action research and traditional research. Action research differs greatly from traditional educational research in many ways. Action research is open ended. It begins with an idea that you develop. The research process is the developmental process of following through the idea, seeing how it goes, and continually reflecting to ensure you are reaching your goal. Traditional educational research is based on information provided by outsiders.  The key participants such as educators and administrators implement programs and policies that they did not have direct input in. It is not customized to the specific campus or to the students attending this particular school. I'm planning on keeping my textbooks from this course as a resource for an action research project. It will beneficial as my educational career progresses.