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Action Research Planning Documment

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Issue Identification: Identify an issue in your classroom or in an educational area that you would like to explore.

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Why is it an important issue to you?

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What have you tried (in your classroom), or what have other researchers in the field said about this particular problem or issue? Are there particular questions about the problem that have yet to be answered? What are they?

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The Research Question: What is the specific question that you want to answer about your classroom or the educational issue in which you are interested?

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Teaching/Educational Domains: What teaching or educational domains does your proposed research study fall under (e.g., behavioral interventions, reading strategies, math strategies, school finance, policy issues, etc.)?

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Research Plan: Brainstorm strategies and data sources that you could use to answer your question (test results, classroom observations, examination of existing documents, surveys, questionnaires, interviews, etc.)

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Research Design: In describing the steps you will take to answer your research question, identify a research design that is appropriate, e.g., experimental, qualitative, mixed methods, etc. Be specific

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Devise a timeline for your study. When will you complete each step of the project, e.g., literature review, data collection, data analysis, preliminary write up, final write up. Be specific.

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