ACTION RESEARCH PLANNER

Name: _______________________ Date: _______________________

Ten Steps to Develop an Action Research Plan 1) What is the issue and what is the problem? In 12 clear statements, state first the overall issue then, in 1-2 more statements, the more precise problem involved that you want to focus on.

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What is your proposed intervention (or best hunch) to address the problem(s)? (Think manageable what you can manage.) State this as one interrogative sentence. For instance: Would introducingreduce/increaseetc.?

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What materials & approvals will you need? How will you get participant agreement? Will any/all of these need to be in writing?

-----------------------------------------------------------------------4) Who will your research friends be in this project?

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What will your time frame be? (Include a reflection date for review of the data with your research friends.)

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How will you search the literature for related work?

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What will the most likely constraints be once you begin? (Why might it fail?)

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How will you establish your baseline for purposes of comparison?

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What will your data collection methods be? (Try to think of 3 or more ways to collect data see data collection handout)

10) What will your criteria for success be? (What will you need to see in order to say this was a successful project? Use percentages and/or numbers, where appropriate.)

11) How will you share the outcomes with your colleagues both locally and across the province? Beyond?