Whether it is from new administrators to veteran ones, action research is extremely crucial to the education setting. Times are changing and so are the school systems in which we are involved in, send our kids to, or support with our taxes. Traditional roles of research are no longer relevant to the education process as they have been in the past, but instead action research is now at the forefront.
Action research allows for administrators and teachers alike to be more involved in the questions and “wonderings” that they have. It puts the people asking the questions as the ones doing the research and answering the questions, all the while learning about all aspects that their question has raised. I believe that action research puts the onus on individuals instead of relying on what steps people have done in the past. It allows for individual freedom and clarity in the research process and instills a sense ownership in the researcher.
I will be able to use action research not only in my development as an administrator, but in my continuous development as an educator. Action research will help me over the coming months and years develop new game plans for the school, and expand on new strategies from raising test scores to community involvement and every avenue in between.
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