Action Research and Practitioner Inquiry in Special Education

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This course provides an overview of the foundations, purposes, practices and techniques for conducting action research and practitioner inquiry. Students engage in a full cycle of action research, identifying a problem of practice or area of concern, planning action or intervention that has the potential to improve or solve the identified problem, collecting data, analyzing data and presenting findings and conclusions. A literature review will be included in the project. Students will gain the skills and knowledge necessary to learn to make appropriate and professional decisions that improve their educational content as well as developing an inquiry stance.