Real Life Research Action Examples

This week I found the reading from the the Dana text to be very interesting. (Dana, N. F. (2009). Leading with passion and knowledge: the principal as action researcher. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.) I think that her reference to the 9 passions or wonderings is right on track. They got me to thinking about my own passions and wonderings. I am struggling somewhat to bring clarity to my query for my action research topic. Math is my passion and the focus of my job so that is an easy choice but the specific question still alludes me. One of my thoughts falls in the area of staff development which is another passion of mine as I enjoy presenting training sessions. The other two could be part of either individual students or school performance. My current change of job and school has left me without an opportunity to speak with my supervisor at this time. I look forward to meeting with him soon and discussing my queries with him. I am confident that he will help me to narrow down my choice as we discuss the needs of the school.