Week two of action research

This week I listened to different administrators discuss action research and it's uses.  They all had two common ideas that really stood out to me.  They all discussed the importance of ensuring that the research is meaningful and deliberate.  They all also discussed the importance data has on student achievement.  There are no surprises there-however it was nice to hear those concepts from different perspectives and levels of administration.  It was also clear that they viewed action research as a common everyday task of leadership.  It seems to be just another job of leadership.  This week brings me one step closer to looking at service learning from an action research point of view.