This week, I learned that action research is the way that professional educators answer the various questions that arise throughout their career. I learned that most administrators are constantly asking questions about how they can create the most successful campus possible for students, faculty, staff and the community. I learned that there are nine different areas of study from concerns about students, teachers, leadership, curriculum, accountability, management, staff development, campus climate and ethical issues, administrators have a myriad of areas that raise questions and become the catalyst for their research. I believe that investigation in these ares can sometimes overlap and create research based actions that can ultimately change the campus to create a more successful environment for all involved.
From educators, such as Drs. Briseno and Lewis, it is observed that most schools do not make any important decisions regarding the journey of their school without data to back up their paths. Both of these interviews helped me gain insight that educators should remain life long learners and should read the research of others, but should always keep in mind, the unique characteristics that our individual campuses contain. The power of action research is evident in the idea that these superintendants rely on it daily and throughout the course of a school year and that their research continues year after year and is tweaked to create the most positive outcome possible.
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