Action Research is clearly a way of doing an continues in-depth inquiry into daily actions, faculty and student growth, and campus procedures. The nine components mentioned in the Dana text that may be a principals first passion of inquiry; staff development, curriculum development, individual teacher(s), individual student(s), school culture/community, leadership, management, school performance, and social justice. It would be hard to decipher which of these nine topics is more significant then the other. I feel all of the subjects have a intricate part of the over all functionality of a school making each one just as important as the next. As a principal you could decide more accurately which one is more important to take head on after analyzing the needs of your campus.
An important part of action research is the way you design your question of inquiry. At the end of this chapter in the Dana text suggestions are mentioned to help format the inquiring question. These include but would not be limited to; clear, concise and specific question; one whose answer you do not already know; free of judgmental language; phrased as an open-ended rather than dichotomous question; and “doable.” (Dana, 2007) These inquire tips can be used as a guideline to construct a successful inquiry question.
