Week 2: 5301

This week was a three step process.  First, I watched the videos and gained a better understanding of action research by actually hearing about real projects happening in this area. I was impressed to learn that all three of these educational leaders obtained training through Lamar.  Second, I read chapter two of Dana's text. This chapter breaks the educational field into nine "passions" or areas that are ripe for action research. I learned that even learning to lead is an area to be studied. One thought I had as I read is that some research projects might fall into more than one area. For example, researching school performance might actually be categorized as social justice and individual students as well. The third step this week was to meet with my mentor and decide on an action research topic. I have decided on how online bullying affects our student population and finding actions for prevention. I think this topic would fall more under the social justice passion.