Sign Up Now
Get instant access to over 1 million+ study documents
OR
Already registered? click here to login
By creating your account, you agree to our terms of service, privacy policy and student honor code.
The authors further note that the National Research Council (2003) state that the "obligation to treat individuals as autonomous agents whose decisions on whether or not to participate in research are to be respected and not overridden by a researcher" (as sited in Nolen & Vander Putten, 2007, p. 402). When considered in the context of students as a protected research group in a K- 12 classroom this obligation may raise issues involving conflict of interest. After all, in addition to minors being unable to formally consent to research study participation, students probably would not be prone declining participation in studies run by researchers on whom they are dependent for their grades, access to resources, and enriching experiences while in school. Furthermore, one must also consider the ability of students to decline participation in research that is conducted as part of the normal school day as this circumstance may deprive the subjects of the chance to make an informed decision and freely choose whether or not to participate in the project.
Nevertheless, such projects are valuable when conducted by skilled practitioners who process the knowledge, working relationships, access, and credibility...
Research using this method can generate a rich source of data that is useful to schools, academics, and the community.
References
Brown, B.L. (2002). Improving teaching practices through action research. (Doctorial disertation, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 2002) Ann Arbor, MI: ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Dick, B. (2006, October). Action research literature: Themes and trends. Action research, Vol. 4 (4), 439-458. Retrieved October 3, 2010, from Sage Publications: http://arj.sagepub.com/content/4/4/439
Donato, R. (2003, December). Action research. Center for applied linguistics. Washington, DC: Eric Digest. Retrieved October 3, 2010 from www.cal.org/ericccll
Ferrance, E. (2000). Action research. Northeast and Islands Regional Educational Laboratory at Brown University. Providence, RI: LAB at Brown University, the Educational Allience.
Nolen, A.L. & Vander Putten, J. (2007, October). Action research in education: Addressing gaps in ethical principals and practices. Educational researcher, Vol. 36, No. 7, 401-407. Retrieved October 3, 2010, from Sage Publications: http://edr.sagepub.com/content/36/7/401
Action research as related to education is a process by which a teacher, group of teachers, school, school district, or university observes a problem, creates a plan for action, implements that plan (action), observes the results (research), and plans on further action (Ferrance, 2000, 26). It is in this way that an individual teacher becomes aware of the advantages and disadvantages of her own teaching methods and improves the performance
Clearly, if there is motivation from the parents to encourage English literacy, whether that be to help them or simply to focus the student on succeeding and graduating, studies see a 30-40% increase in scores in individuals in which the parents are actively involved in the ESL class. Thus, there are a number of proven successes that are available to help increase the efficacy of English instruction in the
Education Research The problem being researched or evaluated The presenting problems are inattentive and non-cooperative behavior in two special education students during classroom instruction. The teacher needs to get the attention of the students and get them to sit in their seats in order to engage them in instruction. The teacher will need to determine how to reward the students for attending and engaging in the lessons being presented to them. • The
Indeed, it may be argued that action research is uniquely suited to the conditions within the classroom. So reports the text by Ferrance, which indicates that "action research is a process in which participants examine their own educational practice systematically and carefully, using the techniques of research. It is based on the following assumption. . . teachers and principals work best on problems they have identified for themselves." (p.
Leading Action Research in an Elementary School Setting One of the risks that is routinely encountered classroom teachers is the potential to become mired in a set of educational practices that may or may not be suitable for their students at any given point in time. Rather than remaining in a teaching rut, though, a growing number of reading teachers have recognized the value of action research to inform and improve
Education Ndunda (2004) defines research as the systematic use of several techniques to generate credible information regarding problems. This process helps in providing reliable and verifiable information rather than assumptions regarding the issue or problem being examined. Based on this definition, the research process can be defined as collecting and analyzing information regarding a specific issue to generate reliable information that leads to accurate conclusions. In most cases, the research