After reviewing the readings from Dana and Harris books about action research my findings are: Traditional research was doing by individuals outside of the school setting and action research is involving staff inside as principals, administrators and teachers. Action research is develop for people that are directly involve in the issue that we need to solve or improve.
I will able to use my new skills on action research in develop a new project in how to improve attendance in my campus. We already set up some strategies as call parents when the student is absent and include some advices about the benefits to the students that attend the school on regular basis sending information in weekly letters from principal and classroom teachers. Other think that my principal did was a meeting with focus on the high relevance that attendance means in the school in purpose of student learning and funding.
In develop my action research on attendance, I will improve at the same time my communication skills and learn from my classmates other issues that probably we need to work with in our campus as well. Action research skills will become part of my daily personal and professional self grow.
I subscribed to your blog. I want to learn what you discover about increasing attendance rates.
ReplyDeleteI am now a follower of your blog. I think it is great that you are also going to work on your communication skills while doing your action research. As we have learned, good communication is a very important skill to have. I am looking forward to following your research.
ReplyDeleteGreat definitions of traditional research and action research. I look forward to finding out what you discover about improving the attendance rates at your school.
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