The Challenges of Action Research Implementation in Malaysian Schools.

Teachers can improve their practices through the application of action research. However, many challenges prevail over its implementation (action research). This paper discusses major challenges to implementing action research in Malaysian schools and offers concrete suggestions for overcoming them....

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Publicado en:Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities Vol. 24; no. 1; pp. 43 - 53
Autores principales: Norasmah, O., Chia, S. Y.
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Universiti Putra Malaysia Mar2016
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      ab: Teachers can improve their practices through the application of action research. However, many challenges prevail over its implementation (action research). This paper discusses major challenges to implementing action research in Malaysian schools and offers concrete suggestions for overcoming them. The main challenges which will be discussed in this article are teachers' heavy workloads, time constraints, and a lack of in-depth understanding and skills related to this methodology. Possible solutions include coaching strategies to enhance teachers' action research knowledge and skills. Action research should be a mandatory component of teachers' official duties and a component of their annual performance evaluations to motivate them to work towards implementing action research. Action research conferences could be periodically held to provide teachers with opportunities to share their action research experiences and recognise research output.
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