Action Research in Education.ppt
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1、Action Research - Power Point by: Dr. Tarek Chebbi, FIUAction Research in Education Dr. Tarek Chebbi, FIUAction Research - Power Point by: Dr. Tarek Chebbi, FIUJack Whitehead, Action Research, Principles and Practice, McNiff, 1988, ix We must find a way of bridging the We must find a way of bridging
2、 the traditional divide between educational traditional divide between educational theory and professional practice.theory and professional practice. Action Research - Power Point by: Dr. Tarek Chebbi, FIU Definition (1) Action research is a research that ANY of us can do on his/her own practice to
3、improve it. It can be conducted with the assistance or guidance of professional researchers in order to improve strategies, practices, and knowledge of the environments within which they practice.Action Research - Power Point by: Dr. Tarek Chebbi, FIU Definition (2) Action research is a process in w
4、hich participants examine their own educational practice, systematically and carefully, using the techniques of research. Action Research - Power Point by: Dr. Tarek Chebbi, FIUWhat is action research? Action research can be described as a family of research methodologies which pursue ACTION (or Cha
5、nge) and RESEARCH (or Understanding) at the same time.Action Research - Power Point by: Dr. Tarek Chebbi, FIUWhat is AR? (Contd) Action research is inquiry or research in the context of focused efforts to improve the quality of a PRACTICE. It is typically designed and conducted by practitioners who
6、analyze the data to improve their own practice. Action research can be done by individuals or by teams of colleagues. The team approach is called collaborative inquiry. Action research has the potential to generate genuine and sustained improvements in schools. Action Research - Power Point by: Dr.
7、Tarek Chebbi, FIUWhy AR? AR gives educators new opportunities to reflect on and assess their teaching; To explore and test new ideas, methods, and materials; To assess how effective the new approaches were; To share feedback with fellow team members; To make decisions about which new approaches to i
8、nclude in the practice.Action Research - Power Point by: Dr. Tarek Chebbi, FIUParticipatory Action Research (PAR) PAR is research involves all relevant parties in actively examining together current action (which they experience as problematic) in order to change it and improve it. They do this by c
9、ritically reflecting on the historical, political, cultural, economic, geographic and other relevant contexts. It aims to be active “Team-Research”, by and for those to be helped. It cannot be used by one group of people to get another group of people to do what they think is best for them ; AR is g
10、enuinely democratic or non-coercive (By practitioners for practitioners) Reference Wadsworth, Y. (1998) Action Research - Power Point by: Dr. Tarek Chebbi, FIUHow Action Research is Done? Using a Cyclic or Spiral process which alternates between Action and critical Reflection, and Continuously refin
11、ing methods, data and interpretation in the light of the understanding developed in the earlier cycles. Action Research - Power Point by: Dr. Tarek Chebbi, FIUCharacteristics of A.R. It is an emergent process which takes shape as understanding increases; It is an iterative process which converges to
12、wards a better understanding of what happens; It is participative (Change is usually easier to achieve when those affected by the change are involved) and qualitative.Action Research - Power Point by: Dr. Tarek Chebbi, FIUWhy AR? It is participatory ; It is “from within” and not from an external “Ex
13、perts eye” Very real “presences” can emerge in the dynamically unfolding relations which can teach us new ways of conducting our practice.Action Research - Power Point by: Dr. Tarek Chebbi, FIUWhy AR? (Contd)It is the most logical way of doing research on societal and community issues. Sometimes, it
14、 does not make sense to go to an outsider ,with often shaky or no knowledge of the given situation, thinking that with a few questions, he/she can get enlightening answers. It is difficult to grasp the issues of a group or community by an outsider who has limited interaction with the group. Action R
15、esearch - Power Point by: Dr. Tarek Chebbi, FIUKey Topics Purposes and uses of Action Research Types of action research designs Key characteristics of action research Steps in conducting an action research study Evaluating an action research studyAction Research - Power Point by: Dr. Tarek Chebbi, F
16、IUWhat is action research? Action research is systematic inquiry done by teachers (or other individuals in an educational setting) to gather information about, and subsequently improve, the ways their particular educational setting operates, how they teach, and how well their students learn (Mills,
17、2000). Action Research - Power Point by: Dr. Tarek Chebbi, FIUWhen do you use action research?1. To solve an educational problem;2. To help educators reflect on their own practices3. To address school-wide problems4. When teachers want to improve their practicesAction Research - Power Point by: Dr.
18、Tarek Chebbi, FIUHow did action research develop?Teacher and school inquiries(e.g. teacher-initiatedresearch studies)Professional inquiry byteachers (e.g. self-study) School-basedsite councils (e.g. School Committees)In-service days (e.g. teacherstaff development activities)1970s1980s1990s2000sTowar
19、d Action Research in the USAAction Research - Power Point by: Dr. Tarek Chebbi, FIUAction research designsAction ResearchParticipatoryPracticalStudying local practices Involving individual or team- based inquiryFocusing on teacher development and student learningImplementing a plan of actionLeading
20、to the teacher-as-researcherStudying social issues that constrain individual livesEmphasizing equal collaborationFocusing on “life-enhancing changes”Resulting in the emancipated researcherAction Research - Power Point by: Dr. Tarek Chebbi, FIUPractical action research: The Research Spiral (Mills, 20
21、00) Analyze andInterpret DataDevelop an Action PlanCollect DataIdentify anArea of FocusAction Research - Power Point by: Dr. Tarek Chebbi, FIUParticipatory action research Participatory: people conduct studies on themselves Practical and collaborative Emancipatory (Challenges procedures) Helps indiv
22、iduals free themselves from constraints found in media, language, work procedures, and power relationships Reflexive focused on bringing about change in practicesAction Research - Power Point by: Dr. Tarek Chebbi, FIUAction Research Interacting SpiralAction Research - Power Point by: Dr. Tarek Chebb
23、i, FIUKey characteristics of Action Research A practical focus The educator-researchers own practices Collaboration Dynamic process A plan of action Sharing researchAction Research - Power Point by: Dr. Tarek Chebbi, FIUPractical focus A problem that will have immediate benefits for Single teacher S
24、chools Communities Action Research - Power Point by: Dr. Tarek Chebbi, FIUStudy of the educator-researchers own practices Selfreflective research by the educator-researchers turns the lens on their own educational classroom, school, or practices. Action Research - Power Point by: Dr. Tarek Chebbi, F
25、IUCollaborationAdministratorsStaffTeachersStudentsParentsCommunityStakeholdersCollaborativeTeamAction Research - Power Point by: Dr. Tarek Chebbi, FIUA dynamic process Dynamic process of spiraling back and forth among reflection, data collection, and action Does not follow a linear pattern Does not
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