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21 Cards in this Set
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Action Research |
focused on addressing and solving specific problems that educational professionals face in their local schools and communities |
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force field theory |
where we are right now and what we routinely do in our lives tends not to change very much |
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quasi-stationary equilibrium |
the state of even balance between driving and resisting forces |
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transactional theory |
we are not separate from, but rather are part of, our environments |
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Deweyan inquiry |
The five phrases: "Something's wrong...", "The problem seems to be...", "Maybe I should do...", "Doing that would mean...", and "Lets try this and see what happens...". |
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intramethod mixing |
mixing within a single method |
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intermethod mixing |
mixing by using multiple methods |
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reflective practitioners |
think about, analyze, and debate what is the most effective for their given situation |
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lifelong learning / continuous quality improvement |
Cycle of action research in educational / real world settings |
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planning phase |
researchers try to articulate what it is about their situation that needs improvement |
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action plan |
detailed plan of who does what when, and how they are to do it OR a needs assessment or an exploratory and descriptive study of the different people and positions in the researcher’s system |
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observe phase |
collect data through one or more of the major methods of data collection (i.e., tests, questionnaires, interviews, focus groups, observation, existing or constructed data) |
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reflection phase |
about their data and results, make sense of them, and reflect on what they mean |
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Types of Action Research |
Participatory Action Research (PAR) Critical Action Research (CAR) Action Science (AS) Appreciative Inquiry (AI) |
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critical action research |
an openly transparent form of ideology-driven research. It is designed to emancipate and reduce oppression of disadvantaged groups in society. |
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feminist action research (FAR) |
viewing the world through a feminist lens, eliminating binary (either/or) thinking, raising consciousness about women’s issues, and adding women’s voices to conversations that are typically controlled by white men |
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learning organization |
attempt to build an organization whose members continually learn, develop, and grow |
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espoused theory |
individuals’ stated reasons for their actions |
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theory in use |
individuals’ operative but often unconscious mental models that can be inferred from their actions |
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Single-loop learning |
focuses on finding an efficient solution to a small problem |
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Double-loop learning |
critically examines and challenges deeply-rooted assumptions, values, realities, and reasons for actions and learns how the problem relates to the larger system |
