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6.
“a cycle
of posing questions,
gathering data,
reflection,
7.
Eileen Ferrance, "Action Research," Providence, RI: The Education
Alliance, 2000, available from
www.alliance.brown.edu/pubs/themes_ed/act_research.pdf
“a cycle
of posing questions,
gathering data,
reflection,
& deciding on a course
of action.”
8.
Kurt Lewin, "Action Research & Minority Problems," Journal of Social
Issues 2, no. 4 (1946): 34-46.
Kurt Lewin described it as a process of ...
Planning
9.
Kurt Lewin, "Action Research & Minority Problems," Journal of Social
Issues 2, no. 4 (1946): 34-46.
Kurt Lewin described it as a process of ...
Planning
Action,
10.
Kurt Lewin, "Action Research & Minority Problems," Journal of Social
Issues 2, no. 4 (1946): 34-46.
Kurt Lewin described it as a process of ...
Planning
Action,
and Searching
11.
Learning Point Associates
(http://www.learningpt.org/)
define it as . . .
12.
“Inquiry or
research in the
context of focused efforts to
improve the quality of an
organization and its
performance.”
36.
As You Implement the Plan . . .
Control the progress
37.
As You Implement the Plan . . .
Control the progress
Collect the data (evidence)
38.
As You Implement the Plan . . .
Control the progress
Collect the data (evidence)
Present periodic reports
39.
Another essential element of
Action Research is . . .
40.
“A cycle of action and
reflection is the heart of
action learning.”
Tom Bourner, Alan Cooper and Linda France, "Action Learning Across a University
Community," Innovations in Education & Training International 37, no. 1 (2000): 2-9.
available from Academic Search Premier, EBSCOhost (accessed December 20,
2006).
41.
Reflection is . . .
A process of entering into
“dialogue based on the data
collected and [being] guided by a
systemic framework to discover
the root causes of the
organization's problems.”
Michael Beer, Russell A. Eisenstat and Burt Spector, "Why Change Programs Don't
Produce Change," Harvard Business Review, November-December, 1990, 158-66;
available from EBSCOhost.
42.
What did we intend to do?
These questions are used by the U.S. Army for their After-Action
Reviews. Garvin, 2000, p. 107.
47.
Information must
be captured and
then made
institutional--
48.
Information must
be captured and
then made
institutional--
49.
a process that
involves recording
and storing the
learning in a way that
is accessible to
others.
Information must
be captured and
then made
institutional--
50.
In a nutshell . . .
Action Research
seeks to accomplish
two goals:
51.
In a nutshell . . .
1. Stimulate Learning and
Action Research
seeks to accomplish
two goals:
52.
In a nutshell . . .
1. Stimulate Learning and
2. Make a Difference.
Action Research
seeks to accomplish
two goals:
53.
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