Based on what I have read, Action Research sounds like a very effective way of not only identifying and solving issues in a school or district but also an extremely effective way of building a team. I like the idea of breaking the barriers between administration and faculty to help a school reach its potential. Administrators would have a better idea of what the educators are experiencing on a day to day basis in the classroom. Educators would have a better understanding of what needs to be done on the administrators side. Action research allows the two groups to work together to determine what needs to be done and how to do it and how every one's needs can be addressed. If implemented properly the winners will inevitably be the students. Action Research creates a team atmosphere in which every one has a hand in the creation of the ideal school setting. Because the ideas come from within the system, the solutions are individualized for the school, its administrators, its faculty, and its students. Identified strengths of the school and its members can be used and weaknesses on the whole can be strengthened. Because both faculty and administration had a hand in identifying the problem and developing the solution, the steps required to solve the problems are more likely to carried through to the end by the entire campus.
Use of Blogs
Educational leaders could use blogs as a reflective tool to help track progress of themselves and their campus. The leaders can have their faculty use a blog for the same purpose. Blogs could be used to create Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) within the school, the district, the city, the state and nationally. Blogs can link educational leaders and educators throughout the United States providing a pathway for shared problems and solutions.
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