Pros
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Action Research is meant to be used for collaborative
work, both with teacher and student and teacher and colleague.
"[t]eachers should share the
nature of the planned improvements with their students, so that students can be
knowledgably involved in evaluating them. Teachers’ action research is enhanced
when it is undertaken in collaboration with colleagues and when involving
others as critical friends." (Cain, 2011, p. 12)
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Teachers learn to use the research to inform and
improve their own practice so it is contextual and relevant to their particular
circumstances.
“The collaborative action research
gave teachers a focus for their commitment to improving their teaching.
Teachers on all action research teams found that their research either provided
a new perspective on practices they had been conducting in the past or
confirmed hypotheses or beliefs about effective teaching that they had held.”
(Stagg
Peterson, S., Swartz, L., Bodnar, S., McCaigg, G., Ritchie, S., Dawson, R. and
Glassford, J. , 2010, p. 7)
Cons
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Action research is not always fully understood or
implemented correctly.
"Over 20 years ago, Stephen
Kemmis argued that, ‘some of what passes for action research today is not
action research at all but merely a species of field experimentation’ (Kemmis
1988/2007, 176) and this situation persists." (Cain, 2011, p. 4)
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Teachers can view it as an 'add-on' to their regular
classroom work as a result of their misinterpretation or misunderstanding.
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Without proper support and training, it can be
difficult for teachers to critically evaluate their own practice.
can I have referance list please?
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