Action research

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Action research is a process that occurs when educators investigate instructional issues that are related to their concerns, collect information, and report back on their findings. It can be formal, but it seems to me it is more often less formal that other forms of research.

Gina Lobaccaro Delaware Department of Education/Prison Education Sussex Correctional Institution 11/17/05

Some good links to definitions and further reading:

Smith, M. K. (1996; 2001) 'Action research', the encyclopedia of informal education, http://www.infed.org/research/b-actres.htm Last updated: January 28, 2005

Smith, M. K. (2001) 'Kurt Lewin, groups, experiential learning and action research', the encyclopedia of informal education, http://www.infed.org/thinkers/et-lewin.htm

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