چکیده (انگلیسی):

In every society, a great deal is expected from teachers. They are often expected to react
sufficiently and proactively to the ongoing changes in the world and amend their instructional
methods and resources to help students reach their academics potential. In today’s society,
teachers are persistently in pursuit of developing ways to reach the new generation of students
who are perhaps the most globalized and tech-savvy to date. While academic researchers continue
to investigate and analyze current educational issues and trends, the products of these studies
have limited practicality to classroom teachers. As a result, teachers are encouraged to
collaborate with their colleagues and engage in action research in order to tackle issues specific
to their classroom practices and teaching. Some examples of action research in educational
settings include educators who wish to undertake research in their classrooms or schools for the
purpose of improving teaching, to test educational theory, or to evaluate and implement an
educational plan. In this paper, the authors will analyze action research as a method of
intellectual inquiry in education settings. Furthermore, they will examine the common
methodologies, data collection and analysis in action research and will illustrate the advantages
and disadvantages of action research.