Action research is something that is needed as a school
administrator. There are too many times where an administrator gets too
involved in becoming a manager instead of someone who is proactive inside the
school. Every teacher and administrator has to go through professional
development and I feel that through action research it busts the monotony of
the typical professional development scenarios.
Action research is also used as a way to show leadership and
“be with your people”. Some of the
greatest leaders in society listened to the people that they were in charge of
and worked with them. By practicing
action research I would be able to work with my fellow teachers and be seen as
a “head learner” instead of as someone in a managerial position.
Since going through the texts, I’ve learned that action
research is a necessity. When we go to
professional development we go to listen to someone who has an approach to
problem solving with a “perfect world model”.
Most of the schools I have taught at or have discussed with people are
from that model. Whenever you engage in
action research, you are fulfilling the needs of the school that you are in
charge of. While professional
development seminars do have their place they cannot be the only area in which I
engage in.
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