Action research / the research cycle

Action research (meaning the research-based improvement of one's own professional practice) takes place in an iterative process of observing one's own context, the emergence of a research question, problem exploration, planning, acting, analyzing and evaluating. This is shown schematically in the image below (derived from Kiewiet-Kester, 2014). Source: Loo, J. v., Lieskamp, ​​M., & Zwart, C. (2015). Investigative leadership. Houses: Pica education management.

 

 

Zuber-Skeritt and Perry (2002) also refer to this cycle as the 'core action research cycle'. In addition to this cycle, there is a second important cycle; the reflection cycle, also referred to as the 'thesis action research cycle' by Zuber-Skeritt and Perry.

 

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