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//**Action Research Introduction:**// Essence Maradiaga, Regina Mazza and Lynette Torres-Ramos are students in the New Vistas Program, Cohort II at Kean University. Maradiaga and Torres-Ramos hold teaching certificates in Special Education and Mazza holds one in ESL (English as a Second Language). The team members are dedicated to teaching in "high-needs" urban areas in New Jersey. The purpose of the Action Research project was to identify the steps and processes involved in educational-community research and the role and affect of PLCs (Professional Learning Communities) in our schools. The team decided to focus on middle-school students and the affect a peer mediation program would have on truancy and detention rates within a school.
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 * New Vistas Action Research Spring 2012**

Essence Maradiaga (East Orange Board of Education) Regina Mazza (Mantua Township) Lynette Torres-Ramos (Elizabeth Board of Education)
 * Team Members**


 * Outline of Action Research Process**


 * 1) Ethics, Policies, and Procedures for Action Research
 * 2) Timeline
 * 3) Area of Focus
 * 4) Literature Review
 * 5) Data Collection Techniques
 * 6) Data Analysis and Action Plan