Action Research- What I Have Learned

I have learned that action research is a chance to gain information and knowledge to improve your school, teachers, students, and climate. This is done by asking lots of questions, reflecting, analyzing, and making collaborative decisions. This is all done in an effort to improve students learning and the environment in which we work and learn. Action research is all about bettering yourself and those around you. It is a process that allows for growth and improvement. Many different topics can be investigated, and through these investigations we can take steps to find issues, conduct literature reviews, make a plan of action and then use and share the results. Now that I know more about action research I can apply it to a problem of importance. I believe the number of discipline issues that occur in the classroom greatly affect the learning environment. My plan of action is to incorporate the classroom management program, Conscious Discipline, in my classroom. I would like to see this help with conflict, management, and teaching life skills to my students. I am hoping this program will lower the discipline problems that can arise which prohibit the full potential of learning that needs to be occurring in the classroom.



Dana Fichman, Nancy (2009). Leading With Passion and Knowledge: The Principal as Action Researcher. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.


Ringler, M.C. (2007). Action Research an Effective Instructional Leadership Skill for Future Public School Leaders. American Association of School Administrators: Journal of Scholarship & Practice, 4 (1), 27-42.