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An Action Research Design: Timi Hyacinth

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AN ACTION RESEARCH DESIGN

Timi Hyacinth

Research aims
A process of action research to seek more professional practice through teacher-led professional development
Method Action Research

Objectives
To identify and describe processes of reflective practice in non-formal school-based professional development

To mine for gold you need a good plan


Impose your will/ Buy the land? Or Negotiate access? (a) Providing informed consent (b) Protecting participants: -Confidentiality - Research contract Ethical question: Ownership (whose knowledge?)

3 cycles of action research


Observation/ Feedback interviews Workshop Discussion interviews Observation/ feedback interviews

Self exploration

Cycle 1
December 2009

Cycle 2
March 2010

Collaborative exploration

Cycle 3
June 2010

Communal reporting

Researcher role Researcher role Researcher role


Expert?
Evaluator? Catalyst? Stimulator?

Stimulator

Friend

Catalyst

colleague

Summary
Use 3 cycles to generate data for a PhD research Negotiate my researcher role
Empower research participants Let the data speak for itself

Jointly construct knowledge

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