A handbook for Exploratory Action Research

9.6 Your personal journey with
this handbook
At the end of the introduction to this book we invited you
to use a diagnostic tool to assess your own competencies 
in the key skills needed for Exploratory Action Research. 
Now that we’ve come to the end, as one way of seeing
what you’ve got out of it, you may like to repeat the same 
self-assessment you carried out then. You can then 
compare the two to see how much change has occurred.
Fill out the Competencies table on the next page by circling 
numbers from 0 to 4 in the ‘Level’ column, using the 
following level descriptors:
Level 0
I do not currently have this competency.
Level 1
I am beginning to apply this competency.
Level 2
I am applying this competency but have 
areas which require improvement.
Level 3
I am applying this competency with 
confidence.
Level 4
I am applying this competency with 
strength.

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| Where do I go from here?
Task 9.10 
Hopefully, you will be able to see some improvement in 
your scores. But if you’ve been honest with yourself, there 
will surely also be space for further development. Highlight 
the competencies where you have scored yourself the 
lowest. Then, working with a colleague, or a mentor if 
possible, discuss how you can work on these competencies 
further. This could include:
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reading sections of this book again;
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going back to your own Exploratory Action Research, 
and carrying out one of the stages again;
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further reading (see, for example, the list of resources 
here: 
https://trfestival.wordpress.com/resources/
);
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starting a related, or completely new Exploratory Action 
Research project;
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