Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Week 5 End of Course Reflection


Through the duration of this Research course, I gained true insight to the meaning of action research, its content, and development process. I believe that because of the many engaging activities such as: lectures, readings, discussions, blogs postings, and assignments, I’ve gained a wealth of knowledge in the areas of action research, implementation, and strategies for sustainability. The assignments were by far, the most effective in: outlining the meaning of action research, providing meaningful insights from scholar practitioners, providing processes for selecting an action research topic, providing strategies for conducting action research, providing templates for creating an action plan blueprint, providing strategies for sustainment, providing strategies for collaborating effectively with my site supervisor in order to reach a consensus on my action research topic, providing instructions for creating a blog site for peer collaboration, and outlining the benefits of personal reflection (EDLD 5301 Course Assignments, 2012). The insights that I’ve gained throughout this course will be utilized throughout my leadership program as I continue to refine my action research project and leadership skills. Although the course assignments were extremely rigorous and time consuming in nature, I was truly able to delve into them, as well as the action research process with much ease and confidence. This was in part due to the outstanding guidance and support provided throughout the course by Dr. Jenkins, Dr. Arterbury, Dr. Abshire, Dr. Ashford my instructional associate, my site supervisor, and fellow leadership classmates. This research course is a tremendous asset for future leaders!


Reference


Courseware, EDLD 5301. (2012). Research for Teachers. Beaumont, TX: Lamar University.

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