action research

Question 1

what is action research?

Answer 1

solving a problem in your own setting or practices

Question 2

how does action research work - what is the first stage?

Answer 2

identifying a problem

Question 3

when using action research how do you solve the problem?

Answer 3

questionnaires, interviews, case study, observations and experiments (RCT).

Question 4

what are the advantages of using action research?

Answer 4

1. improvements can be made to a setting.
2. you can identify what the problems are
3. good for business
4. know how to make changes.
5. professional development as identification of training needs.

Question 5

what are the disadvantages of using an action research?

Answer 5

1. time consuming
2. too many problems to deal with at once
3. costly
4. difficulty correcting the problems.
5. bias
6. lack of resources.

Question 6

how does triangulation work?

Answer 6

you do secondary research first. then you use one primary method of research and then do a second primary research to increase accuracy and reliability.