How would you go about initiating an action research project?

        For initiating the action research project, the first thing is to select the area of focus which the research would be conduct and the main classification of theories for the action research.  Once the area of research is selected the other step is to identify the questions of the research. The data is collected depending on the questions asked. After the data collected, it is analyzed using software such as SPSS etc. the results are reported once the data analyzed. Depending on all results get from the research conducted the final action is taken  (Burns, Westmacott, & Ferrer, 2016).

References of  about initiating an action research project?  

Burns, Anne, Anne Westmacott, and Antonieta Hidalgo Ferrer. 2016. "Initiating an action research programme for university EFL teachers: Early experiences and responses." Iranian Journal of Language Teaching Research 55-73.

ROSE, JAYLN, and NEL GLASS. 2008. "The importance of emancipatory research to contemporary nursing practice." Contemporary Nurse 8–22.