Summer 2004 (July – September)

• Define “Participatory Action Research”.
• Identify field of action.
• Identify main action research problem to focus research.
• Write general research question.
• Begin identifying and reading research related to action research problem/question.
• Design initial Action Research Plan
• Invite critical friends.
• Begin introducing colleagues and teammates to the concept of Action Research and to the general focus of my research.
• Begin online research journal

Fall 2004 (October – December)

• Continue identifying and reading literature.
• Write Action Plan (first draft)
• Identify cycle one questions and artifacts to be collected.
• Write Literature Review (first draft)
• Continue to reflect in journal

Spring 2005 (January – April)

February

• Distribute informed consent forms and establish which colleagues wish to actively participate.
• Continue journal entries, reflect on communication and group dynamics.
• Begin Cycle 1
  • Evaluate personal communication style
  • Distribute questionnaire (survey) to colleagues
  • Review questionnaires.
  • Correlate personal results with results from colleagues
• Continue to read and review literature review.
• Review journal reflections in light of questionnaire results.

  March

• Confirm cycle two questions.
• Make changes to personal communication within the team as indicated by Cycle 1 results.
• Begin Cycle 2 (reviewing group dynamics, sense of trust in group and organization as a whole).
• Continue journal entries.
• Determine missing elements (seek review and feedback from critical friends, LC, Cadre, and MM).

  April

• Evaluate cycle 2 data.
• Begin cycle 3 (tbd by cycle 2).

  May/June

• Bring together cycle data, personal reflections (blog), and review of literature.
• Write the final report
• Prepare presentation
• Continue to seek review and feed back (critical friends, LC, Cadre, MM)
• Continue to work on personal communication with colleagues.

  July

• Presentation