Exam 3: Action Research for Lifelong Learning

The strengths of action research include:

In Lewin's Force Field theory change occurs:

Characteristics of a reflective practitioner include:

The cycle of action research:

For all of it strengths, action research has some important weaknesses. According to the book one of its biggest weaknesses is:

John Dewey believed that:

The female seventh-grade teachers at Main Street Middle School are concerned about the increased rates of student misbehavior in classes during the first quarter. They decide to conduct an action research project investigating student misbehavior in their classes. They develop their research questions, decide what information to collect, devise analysis strategies, interpret their findings, and share their findings with all of their colleagues at the middle school. This is an example of:

The type of learning that leads to learning organizations is:

Contrast the different types of action research.

Critical action research and participatory action research are the same thing.

In action research, it is not necessary to link your theory to existing research literatures.

Identify a problem in your workplace or other environment. Describe how you would address the problem with action research.

Translational research involves:

Individual action research can be conducted by research teams.

For Lewin, change occurs:

In appreciative inquiry action research studies, the phase where people work together to determine the organization's strengths and potential is called the:

The goals of action research include:

The school principal is completing an action research project for a class she is taking. She is focusing on the best in teachers and staff. When meeting with students, she is commenting on the positives rather than the negatives. Her action research project is:

Ms. Freeman is conducting an action research project for her master's thesis. She is currently thinking about what her results mean, developing her conclusions, and planning what she should do next. It appears that she is in which phase of the action research cycle?

Define action research and describe its origins.