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Friday, May 5, 2017

TEACHER'S WORK: New Action Research Proposal Template

TEACHER'S WORK: New Action Research Proposal Template

New Action Research Proposal Template

I. CONTEXT AND RATIONALE
  • Introduce on the focus of the research 
  • Description and context of the study 
  • Valid data to support that the problem to be considered for research is really important 
  • Reason for conducting it, and
  • How the results could be used in action planning
II. ACTION RESEARCH QUESTIONS
  • Valid, authentic and relevant data can be generated out of the question/s;
  • Identifies the problem/s which will be addressed by the research in terms of investigating or testing an idea;
  • Trying out solutions to a problems;
  • Exploring and analyzing issues;
  • Creating a new procedure or system
III. PROPOSED INNOVATION, INTERVENTION AND STRATEGY 
  • Indicate and discuss the proposed innovation, intervention and strategy    
IV. ACTION RESEARCH METHODS-contains on details how research will be conducted
      a. participants and/or other sources of data and information

  • who will participate in the research
  • number of people and the characteristics of those who will participate in the research
  • how will the sample be selected 
       b. Data Gathering Methods
  • various instruments and procedures for data collection should be outlined and extensively discussed
       c. Data Analysis Plan 
  • how the data will be analyzed and reported 
  • specify if quantitative or qualitative methods will be used in analyzing the data gathered 
V. ACTION RESEARCH WORK PLAN AND TIMELINES 
  • When will the project begin and how long will it take for it to be completed
  • include time estimates for each step in the research process (e. g. 5 days, 2 weeks)
VI. COST ESTIMATES 
  • Detailed research cost
  • broken down per research task,activity and/or deliverable 
  • grouped by tranche 
VII. PLANS FOR DISSEMINATION AND UTILIZATION
  • indicate how the results of the research will be cascaded to the intended user of the research findings (i.e presentation in conferences, etc..)
VIII.REFERENCES
  • Provide in text of work reference list