Comparar métodos

	Investigación-acción	Observación en el Aula	Análisis Curricular
Campo	Investigación cualitativa	Métodos de campo	Métodos de campo
Familia	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Año de origen	1946	1960s (Flanders Interaction Analysis); refined through 1990s–2000s	1949 (Tyler); 1980s–2000s (Posner's analytic framework)
Autor original	Kurt Lewin; expanded by Kemmis, McTaggart, Reason & Bradbury	Ned Flanders (systematic interaction analysis); Robert Pianta et al. (CLASS system)	George J. Posner (systematic framework); Ralph Tyler (foundational rationale)
Tipo	Method	Qualitative and quantitative observational research	Qualitative / mixed document analysis
Fuente seminal	Lewin, K. (1946). Action research and minority problems. Journal of Social Issues, 2(4), 34–46.	Flanders, N. A. (1970). Analyzing Teaching Behavior. Addison-Wesley.	Posner, G. J. (2004). Analyzing the Curriculum (3rd ed.). McGraw-Hill. ISBN: 978-0072823899
Alias	Participatory Action Research, PAR, Collaborative Inquiry	classroom observation research, structured classroom observation, instructional observation, lesson observation	curriculum evaluation, curriculum review, syllabus analysis, curriculum appraisal
Relacionados	1	6	6
Resumen	Action research is a collaborative research methodology in which researchers work with practitioners and community members to investigate a problem, implement change, and evaluate outcomes, cycling through reflection, action, and learning. Developed by Kurt Lewin (1946), action research bridges research and practice, aiming simultaneously to produce knowledge and practical improvement.	Classroom observation is a field research method in which a trained observer systematically watches, documents, and analyzes teaching and learning events as they occur in a real classroom setting. It can be structured (using a predefined coding instrument such as Flanders Interaction Analysis or CLASS), semi-structured, or open-ended (ethnographic notes), and is used across educational research, teacher professional development, school evaluation, and curriculum studies to generate ecologically valid evidence about instructional practice.	Curriculum analysis is a systematic research method for examining the content, structure, goals, and underlying assumptions of educational curricula — including written syllabi, textbooks, lesson plans, and policy documents. By mapping what is taught, how it is sequenced, and what values are embedded, researchers and educators can evaluate alignment with learning objectives, identify gaps or biases, and guide curriculum reform across all levels of education.