Naima is a speech and language specialist. She works with several students in a large elementary school. She uses mixed age groupings to work with children with specific needs. For example, she places all the students who are disfluent in one group. This year the age discrepancies in her groups seem particularly large and this has made her consider this as an area of focus for an action research study. By asking students how they feel about the mixed age groups, Naima may be demonstrating several characteristics of action research. In doing so, she is best illustrating which of the following characteristics of action research?
A) Action research is democratic.
B) Action research is equitable.
C) Action research is liberating.
D) Action research is enhancing.

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By asking students how they feel about the mixed age groups, Naima is giving them a voice and involving them in the decision-making process, which is a characteristic of democratic action research.

Naima Is a Speech and Language Specialist