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Action research is a natural process that occurs in our daily lives. It gives a formal approach to a healthy way to live. “It's a natural way of acting and researching at the same time With the exception of well-practised tasks there is a natural rhythm to the way most of us behave. We do something. We check if it worked as expected. If it didn't, we analyse what happened and what we might do differently” (Dick, 2002). An important idea is that situations do not change themselves, but instead people change therefore changing the situation. Action research allows the individual to become more aware of their actions. “Action research is a term which refers to a practical way of looking at your own work to check that it is as you would like it to be” (McNiff, Lomax & Whitehead, 2003). Action research is a combination of your morals and values and how you feel associated with you workplace as well as your life. This process allows for the overall improvement of the individual. This happens because of the importance of putting yourself at the center of research. “Action Research is a term in which refers to the process of people conducting their real-life enquiries, as they ask, individually and collectively, "How do I improve what I am doing for our mutual benefit?" Action research has been referred to as “powerful” and “liberating” because practioners research and improve their own lives (McNiff & Whitehead, 2006). You are doing action research for a reason, to improve one’s life. This improved practice comes from improved learning. “By using this framework action researchers can not only improve what they do, but also their understanding of what they do” (Kemmis & McTaggert, 1982). The self-reflective part of action research allows for vasts amount of learning. “Action research is simply a form of self-reflective enquiry undertaken by participants in social situations in order to improve the rationality and justice of their own practices, their understanding of these practices, and the situations in which the practices are carried out” (Carr & Kemmis).

Resources

Carr, W. and Kemmis, S. (1986) Becoming Critical. Education, knowledge and action research, Lewes: Falmer.

Dick, B. (2001) Action research: action and research [Online]. Available at http://www.scu.edu/schools/gcm/ar/arhome.html Kemmis, S., & McTaggart, R. (1982). The action research planner. Victoria, Australia: Deakin University Press.

McNiff, J., Lomax, P., & Whitehead, J. (2003). You and your action research project (2nd ed.). New York: RoutledgeFalmer.

McNiff, J. & Whitehead, J. (2006). All you need to know about Action Research. London: SAGE Publications.