Ideas for action research

My possible action research plans are as follows: 1. How does parent involvement of struggling and reluctant learners affect those student’s test scores on EOC and TAKS? 2. How can I develop more relevant professional development activities for teachers relating to the increasingly diverse student population at our school? 3. What changes (if any) need to be made in the current discipline system used by our school that will improve the academic performance of students? In my meeting with my site supervisor, Mr. Harris questioned my reasoning for each question.  As the discussion progressed, he stated that all three were good choices for action research.  He asked which of the three would be more feasible in our school setting.  Although I felt all three were sufficient, he then asked which would be more meaningful.  We both agreed that a study of the current discipline procedures would be the best thing to research.  This was mainly because of the increasing number of discipline referrals over the past few years and the increasingly diverse culture of the school.  We wondered if the increased discipline issues were due to the cultural changes at the school and if we needed to change our approach in solving discipline problems.  We decided this would be the action research plan I should develop and use for my internship.  Mr. Harris gave me some discipline data from the previous school year and I am going to use it as I begin studying this year.   If you are viewing this blog, what do you think about my ideas?  Any suggestions?  Thanks in advance for your comments.