Action Research : An Improving Change Method

What is all the hype about regarding action research (AR)? What does AR mean in layman’s terms? Why do we need AR? Who should conduct AR? Where and when should it be conducted? These questions may seem easy for a person experienced in performing AR, but it does not have to be only for the experienced. There is a famous quote by Kurt Lewin, the father of social psychology, who created the phrase Action Research, “No action without research; no research without action.” Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to explore and evaluate AR