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Improving Practice Through Action Research

Improving Practice Through Action Research Improving Practice Through Action Research By Mary Ziegler Mary Ziegler, Ed.D. is Associate Professor in Adult Education and Director of the Center for Literacy Studies at the University of Tennessee. Action research is fulfilling, frustrating, messy, confusing, and exciting - just like real life in fact. " Nod Miller ction research is a powerful tool for This reciprocal process, in which practice an d research inform each other, leads to new continuing professional education. AIt assumes that people learn best knowledge and increasingly effective action. when they work together and are focused on Action research possesses a unique set of staff members have conducted many action characteristics that make it suitable for real problems that impact their work or com- research projects focusing on a wide variety munity. Reaching into the uncertain world of continuing professional education, including of subjects. As a result of our combined expe- practice, action research engages the practi- control, collaboration and context. rience, we have developed a series of steps that Practitioners-as-researcher s control the tioner on a personal level and promises the often frame the action research we conduct. opportunity to solve persistent problems. research process and are responsible for the • Identify http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Adult Learning SAGE

Improving Practice Through Action Research

Ziegler, Mary
Adult Learning , Volume 12 (1): 2 – Jan 1, 2001
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© 2001 American Association for Adult and Continuing Education
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1045-1595
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2162-4070
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10.1177/104515950101200102
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Improving Practice Through Action Research By Mary Ziegler Mary Ziegler, Ed.D. is Associate Professor in Adult Education and Director of the Center for Literacy Studies at the University of Tennessee. Action research is fulfilling, frustrating, messy, confusing, and exciting - just like real life in fact. " Nod Miller ction research is a powerful tool for This reciprocal process, in which practice an d research inform each other, leads to new continuing professional education. AIt assumes that people learn best knowledge and increasingly effective action. when they work together and are focused on Action research possesses a unique set of staff members have conducted many action characteristics that make it suitable for real problems that impact their work or com- research projects focusing on a wide variety munity. Reaching into the uncertain world of continuing professional education, including of subjects. As a result of our combined expe- practice, action research engages the practi- control, collaboration and context. rience, we have developed a series of steps that Practitioners-as-researcher s control the tioner on a personal level and promises the often frame the action research we conduct. opportunity to solve persistent problems. research process and are responsible for the • Identify

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