Action research is one strategy that leaders can use to study leadership issues, implement change and document professional growth. It has contributed to progress in many leadership domains (i.e., healthcare, education, business), while also invigorating the professional lives of the many people (and communities) involved in this creative and empowering experience.
Action research can and should engage any questions that leaders believe are important to answer. What differentiates action research from other kinds of research is that its end isn’t to engage in a particular research project; the end of action research is about changing the way we live as leaders.