Action research is the
method of taking time to examine the style in which the principal manages the
school. By doing so, the principal can
continually be endeavoring to fine tune or make major changes to the campus as
dictated by everyone that would be involved.
This would prevent one outside entity from looking in trying to “fix” a
problem that may not exist. This could be
one of the most effective ways to help encourage change from within. Too often in education solutions are thought
up and planned without ever a person stepping foot onto a campus. Outside help does not understand the makeup
of the school and the strategies that worked on another campus are not the
strategies needed for this campus.
Through the action research, this is just the opposite. The solution is
campus driven thus making it much more attainable and effective. The principal becomes a learner in the
process along side of the campus teachers and students. When a principal takes the time to learn the
concerns of the campus and to start to make strides to change in that direction,
then the whole campus becomes a better unit willing to work through problems
together and feel like the principal is in the process with them. This sets the air for leadership and makes
all leadership on campus, whether it is a teacher or student, a model to strive
for.
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