Week Five

Before the class started I was dreading "research". Research had such a negative connotation in my mind. I thought only of data and statistics both of which I tried to previously avoid. But, when I found that we take our wonderings about education, which are practical, and begin to search out the answers to those wonderings as research. It began to make sense. According to the Dana text “administrator inquiry refers to the process of a principal engaging in systematic, intentional study of his/her own administrative practice and taking action for change based on what he/she learns as a result of inquiry.” As an administrator being willing to change is a powerful tool for the good of the campus.