Employing Collaborative Strategies to Improve Action Research Engagement of Teachers and School Heads

Abstract

This study was conducted to improve the low engagement of teachers and school heads in the conduct of 
action research. Research engagement here was referred to as the number of research studies completed 
and approved. The low engagement of the participants in doing action research was attributed to the 
different challenges and difficulties they experienced. Among the challenges are lack of time, work 
overload, and writing anxiety. They also agreed to have had difficulty in identifying problems to be 
investigated, gathering, and analyzing data, searching for related information and literature, and writing 
and organizing findings. The study employed a combination of qualitative and quantitative descriptive 
research. The findings of this study revealed that the strategies employed in the implementation of Project 
SHARE or Strengthening and Honing Ability in Research Among Educators motivated the participants 
to conduct and complete their research. The initiative likewise improved their skills in data collection 
and analysis alongside the improvement of their writing skills and time management in the completion of 
their research. It was also found that participants occupying the lowest position (Teacher I) are the ones 
who are more engaged in the conduct of action research.