Action Research

I have learned that action research is an ongoing look at what you've (in this case an administrator) been doing on a daily basis, how your approach is effective, and how it needs to be altered. It's a constant process that requires one to systematically redefine how to be a successful administrator. Action research poses what, how, and why questions in order to define what is successful, and what needs to change in order to be successful. Administrators are advised to use an action research approach in order to inquire about the various issues he or she deals with on a campus on a daily basis. By using the approach on themselves, administrators are able to learn what they're doing wrong by inquiry. Based on the results of their inquiry they should be able to identify areas where improvement needs to occur in order for their school to be a successful learning environment wherein all parties are learners. 

I may be able to use action research to inquire about my current responsibilities in order to uncover things I'm doing incorrectly, and things I need to start doing in order to be successful. I can also use action research on a weekly basis in order to identify things I'm doing that are not a good use of my time, and things I should be doing more to use my time more wisely. Action research is interesting to me and it seems to make a great deal of sense. I'm looking forward to putting it into action (for the lack of a better term) and improving my skills in this area. 

I believe that educational leaders could use blogs in order to discover new ideas and techniques from counterparts around the world, from teachers at all levels, and from other professionals in various industries that have some of the same issues we face as administrators of a campus.