Update on Action Research Plan

I am admittedly a little behind schedule based on the timeline that I created when enrolled in 5301.  According to my original plan, I should have, at this point, gathered all quantitative data which entails choosing three charter schools and three traditional public schools (one elementary, one middle, and one high school from each category) and analyzed each school’s AEIS data from 2009-2012.  At this point, I should also have constructed an interview questionnaire that each administrator completes at each campus for the purpose of gathering quantitative data.  I should be in the process of completing qualitative and quantitative data analysis by the end of the spring. 

At this point, I have chosen each of the schools for the action research project and gathered AEIS data on them for a total of approximately 12 hours.  I still need to construct an interview questionnaire for administrators to complete, give to them for completion, and then gather and analyze their feedback.  When this occurs, I can put all data together in order to begin data analysis and then move on to the next stages of the plan, which are to determine results, determine future concerns and suggestions, and share research data and results by the beginning of the fall semester of the next school year.

 

As part of my job at the service center, I am able to make site visits to different schools, both charter and traditional public, which adds to my knowledge base the differences and similarities between the two.  I have not yet been able to fully discern whether one sector has any advantages over the other, but I am going to include this information in my qualitative data bank.  I feel this information will be of value to the project overall.