What is Action Research and Why Does it Matter for Educators? As an educator, I’ve always been drawn to approaches that connect directly to classroom realities. That’s why I find action research so powerful. Action research is all about solving the real problems we face in our own schools, with our own students. Action research has its roots in the 1940s through the work of Kurt Lewin, who believed that meaningful change happens when people closest to the problem lead the inquiry. His...
