Week 5 Action Research Reflection

This course has been an eye opening experience for me in that I am, I guess, what you call an “old schooler” when it comes to research . My initial thoughts when I heard the word action research was find a topic, find information on that topic, write a paper, etc. NOW, I know that action research is NOTHING like my “old school” way of thinking about research, and it involves personally coming up with an important issue/problem within the educational/professional setting as an administrator and finding a solution to that issue/problem through the ongoing action research process. I am VERY motivated with my topic for my action research, and for once, I am EXCITED about the upcoming school year because I will have the chance to personally be involved in a program and ARP that will, hopefully, make a positive impact on the administrators, teachers, and students on my campus.