type of Qualitative Research

1. What is
Action Research?
By
Sumreen Rafi Qureshi

2. According to the experts . . .
it is . . .

3. “a cycle

4. “a cycle
of posing questions,

5. “a cycle
of posing questions,
gathering data,

6. “a cycle
of posing questions,
gathering data,
reflection,

7. “a cycle
of posing questions,
gathering data,
reflection,
& deciding on a course
of action.”

8. Origin and Founder
Kurt Lewin is generally considered the
‘father’ of action research, first coined
the term “action research” in 1944.
A German social and experimental
psychologist, and one of the founders of
the Gestalt school,
He was concerned with social problems,
focused on participative group processes
for addressing conflict, crises, and
change, generally within organizations.

9. Kurt Lewin described it as a process of ...
Planning

10. Kurt Lewin described it as a process of ...
Planning
Action,

11. Kurt Lewin described it as a process of ...
Planning
Action,
and Searching

12. “Inquiry or
research in the
context of focused efforts to
improve the quality of an
organization and its
performance.”

13. It is based on the close
interaction between
practice, theory and change.

14. Action research is known by
many other names;
Participatory Research,
Collaborative Inquiry,
Emancipatory Research,
Action Learning,
And Contextual Action Research
but all are variations on a theme.

15. Action Research
requires that we
REFRAME
the problem

16. by looking at
it in different
contexts

17. from different
perspectives

18. as a part of a larger
system

19. As Implement the Plan . . .
Control the progress

20. As You Implement the Plan . . .
Control the progress
Collect the data (evidence)

21. As You Implement the Plan . . .
Control the progress
Collect the data (evidence)
Present periodic reports

22. Another essential element of
Action Research is . . .

23. “A cycle of action and
reflection is the heart of
action learning.”

24. Information must
be captured and
then made
institutional
(institute by
authority)

25. In a nutshell . . .
Action Research
seeks to accomplish
two goals:

26. In a nutshell . . .
1. Stimulate Learning and
Action Research
seeks to accomplish
two goals:

27. In a nutshell . . .
1. Stimulate Learning and
2. Make a Difference.
Action Research
seeks to accomplish
two goals:

29. What is Not Action Research?
 It is not a library project where we learn
more about a topic that interests us.
 It is not about doing research on or about
people, It involves people working to
improve their skills, techniques, and
strategies.
 It is not about learning why we do certain
things, It is about how we can change our
instruction to impact students.

30. Utility aspect of the people’s point of view.
Produces knowledge to guide practice in
modification.
Action taking and evaluating.
Collaboration between action and result.
It modifies a given reality or develops a new
system.
Knowledge is generated, used, tested and
modified in it.

31. The systematic efforts to gather
information from various sources that
will help us identify the needs of
victims in our community to do
research.
Needs Assessment

32. Objectives
School
Improvement
Improvement in
professional
practice
Provide
opportunity for
faculty to research
Raise community
engagement in
research
Encourage students
to research

33. Types of Action research

34. Limitation