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Introduction to action research summarised from Burns, 2005
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Action researchBurns, A. (2005). Action research: An evolving paradigm?.
Language teaching,38(02), 57-74.
Introduction
• a “quiet methodological revolution”
• qualitative research (not experimental)
• participative, naturalistic enquiry
• Aristotle, John Dewey
• Lewin:
• “research leading to social action” (1946)
• “circle of planning, action and fact-finding about the result of the action”
Processes of action research• simultaneous focus
on action and research
• response to a perceived problem, puzzle or question
• collaborative process
4 movementsplan
actionobservation
reflection
different phases
exploring, identifying, planning, collecting data, analysing, hypothesising, intervening, observing, reporting, writing, presenting
• “my experience of action research is that it is difficult to grasp or explain the
concept until one is in the process of doing it”
(Jane Hamilton, cited in Burns, 1999)
• reduce gaps between academic research findings and practical applications
• facilitate professional development of reflective teachers
• acquaint teachers with research skills and enhance knowledge of research
• enhance development of teachers’ personal practical theories
Goals of action research