Action research vs. traditional/basic research Research can be defined as the collection of data, information and facts to gain knowledge. Research can be used as a tool to take an efficient approach to your practice and provide effective data to make changes based on what you may have learned from the research. By conducting research, school administrators gain insights not only about their practice but also about staff members, students, and the district. Thus providing the administrator with the ability to make more effective decisions that can bring more success to the school or school district. When conducting research, you can decide to do traditional research or action research. This article will address the differences between action research and traditional research regarding their use in an educational setting, as well as providing explanations and examples to outline their uses in an educational setting. Before action research, traditional research was the main research method conducted by schools. Traditional research findings are often generalizations about a concern or problem. This type of research is similar to the scientific method. First you need to identify the problem. Second, ask a question, then do the research. Third, predict the answer to the question as a hypothesis. Next, run some experiments where the data is examined to see if it supports our hypothesis. Next, a comprehensive written report is made based on the observations and provides a resolution to the problem. Traditional research can use a quantitative or qualitative research method. According to Hendricks (2009), quantitative research is a general conclusion based on hard data. The chickens describe quantities...... center of the sheet......em or concerns, collect data, evaluate data and create action strategies, share results with other participants and reflect. Action research can use both quantitative and qualitative research to assist the researcher in analyzing their research, as well as providing a variety of ways to work differently in the school context. Traditional research has a broad topic, in contrast to action research which has a specific topic. in a specific class, school or school district. This article addresses both traditional and action research, their characteristics and their influence on education. Within the document there were comparisons between quantitative, qualitative and action research and how they could be used within the school context. As a result, educators and researchers can conduct research that can be used to make efficient and effective decisions to make positive changes.