EDU-814 Action Research in K-12 Education

Course Overview

This course will provide candidates with the knowledge and the skills to apply the principles of action research in order to develop an evidence-based action plan that will incorporate the use of action research practices when making transformational operational, curricular and instructional decisions at the school-wide and at the classroom level. Candidates will study how to locate data, analyze results, identify gaps and demonstrate timely decision-making, in order to ensure staff and student success in schools and programs for Deaf and Hard of Hearing students. In this course, candidates will plan, develop, and conduct an action research project to address a school or classroom problem in the schools or programs they currently serve in.