Questions from the Action Research Symposium

Questions from the Action Research Symposium

Teaching and Learning Action Research

American Educational Research Association (AERA)

April 2002

http://www.aera.net

Questions and comments

Is there a shared value base or a method?

Can Action Research be part of what we need to do to support beginning teachers?

When it comes to participation – what stages in Action research sequence do we have stakeholders involved?

Curriculum is becoming more standardised. How does one fit action research into the curriculum?

What is the role of literature review in Action Research?

It is hard for teachers of research methodology to see the value in action research.

Can you use distance learning to teach action research?

How do you find out more about the theoretical underpinnings of action research?

How does one create a culture of action research in schools?

How do you make people aware of different ways of doing action research?

In teaching – how do you get people going on action research at the same time as showing them how to go?