What is Exploratory Action Research? |
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3.4 So, what is Exploratory Action
Research?
Exploratory Action Research occurs when exploratory
research (as in part 1 of Andrea’s story (3.2 above)) is
followed by action research (as in part 2 of Andrea’s
story (3.3 above)). In other words, the whole process looks
like this:
A. Plan to explore [plan questions and how to get
data]
B. Explore [gather data]
C. Analyse and reflect [answer questions on the
basis of data]
The ‘action’ part of Andrea’s research contains some of the
same elements (data
collection, analysis and interpretation)
as the exploration part of her research, except that they
focus on evaluating the ‘action’
being carried out rather
than on exploring the situation more broadly. The stages in
the action part of her research, then, can be identified as:
We can also picture Exploratory Action Research like this …
Steps of Exploratory Action Research
1. Plan (to change)
In this stage you decide what to change and plan how to
collect further data to see what happens.
4. Reflect [interpret what occurred]
This is the stage where you interpret what has
happened, reflecting particularly
on the effects of the
intervention and considering any further actions that
seem necessary. Of course, you might decide that
further research is needed – so you can go back to
(A.) to explore further or (1.) to engage in further action
research.
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