Action Research Summary

As I completed EDLD 5301, my action research project was completely planned out.  Over the past couple of months I have met with my building principal several times to “iron out” details in the plan.  I originally planned to begin the research with a student survey in February of this year.  However, that was not a feasible time for my campus or me.  Working with my principal, I have decided to postpone the survey until all state assessments are completed.

The current plan is that I will administer the survey to all fourth and fifth grade students the first week of May.  My principal suggested that I have the students take the survey during their music classes that week.  Each class attends music one day a week, so it will require a full week to complete the survey.

At this time, I am creating the survey.  The desired outcome from the survey would be to assess how many students out of the entire fourth and fifth grade population are participating in the extra-curricular activities at my school.  I also want to know why they do or do not participate. It is challenging to create survey questions that adequately answer my wonderings.

After the survey is completed, I will desegregate the survey data to determine ethnicity, gender and socio-economic makeup of the students.  I will use this data to determine if there is a correlation between these factors and the students who choose to participate in extra-curricular activities.

I am hoping that my findings will answer the question:  Are we meeting every student’s need to feel welcome, comfortable and a part of the school community?