ACTION

RESEARCH

Presented By:

Sheila Singh

Anupama Mishra

Jeevitha Reddy

Aditya Braru

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DEFINITION

• Action Research is a systematic form of

inquiry that is collective, collaborative,

self-reflective, critical, and undertaken by

the participants of the inquiry/research.

ORIGIN

• IN LATE 1940S

Kurt Lewin is generally considered the „father‟ of action

research. A German social and experimental psychologist, and

one of the founders of the Gestalt school, he was concerned with

social problems, and focused on participative group processes for

addressing conflict, crises, and change, generally within

organizations. Initially, he was associated with the Center for

Group Dynamics at MIT in Boston, but soon went on to establish

his own National Training Laboratories.

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Cntd.

“Lewin is credited with coining the term „action research‟

to describe work that did not separate the investigation

from the action needed to solve the problem”

His process was cyclical, involving a “non-linear

pattern of planning, acting, observing, and reflecting on

the changes in the social situations”

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Detailed Action Research

Model

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IDENTIFY

THE

PROBLEM

GATHER

DATAINTERPRET

DATA

ACT ON

EVIDENCEEVALUATE

RESULTS

In nutshell

• Action Research seeks to accomplish

two goals:

Stimulate learning and

Make a difference.

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