Module 8Action Research Project Plan

Where Are We?

Throughout the semester, you will design, develop, and write your action research project plan step by step. This page serves as an ongoing guide and will be updated and highlighted each week to show which components you are getting started with (red and italics), which components you are drafting or revising (bold and blue), and which components should be completed (black and bold). Please refer to this page regularly to stay on track as you plan, develop, and implement your action research project.

Parts of An Action Research Plan

Title
Introduction
Area of Focus Statement
Research Questions
Literature Review (Include a Literature Matrix)
Intervention or Innovation
Membership of the Action Research Group (e.g., participants, research setting, demographics)
Negotiations
Timeline
Data Collection (Describe how you will collect data) & Analysis (Describe what you did to analyze data)
Findings & Results (Report the findings)
Action Planning
References (APA Format)
Appendices

(Mertler, p. 41-51; Mills, p. 61-68)