001553218 001__ 1553218 001553218 005__ 20240711003217.0 001553218 02470 $$ahttps://doi.org/10.5195/ie.2023.285$$2DOI 001553218 037__ $$aIR 001553218 041__ $$aeng 001553218 245__ $$aLet’s Talk: Critical Participatory Action Research and Improvement Science-Guided Research Comparing Our Approaches to Improve Education 001553218 269__ $$a2023-04-26 001553218 520__ $$aThe purpose of this paper is to identify key characteristics and forms that both research approaches use within the applied field of education. In this paper, we ask—how are CPAR and IS-GR similar and different? And, can tools or propositions from each be used in tandem within a research project? We invite readers to consider useful frameworks created to address problems of practice. Drawing strength from our diverse backgrounds (fields of study and professional roles), we aim to identify clear overlaps and divergent perspectives between the two approaches to aid scholarly practitioners in making informed decisions about the research frameworks they choose to take up to address pressing problems of practice in education. 001553218 6531_ $$acritical participatory 001553218 6531_ $$aaction research 001553218 6531_ $$aimprovement science 001553218 6531_ $$aeducational research 001553218 7001_ $$aHoward, Joy$$uWestern Carolina University$$1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1850-1455 001553218 7001_ $$aDerk, Kimberly$$uUniversity of Southern Indiana 001553218 7001_ $$aColson, Tori$$uUniversity of Southern Indiana 001553218 773__ $$tImpacting Education: Journal on Transforming Professional Practice 001553218 8564_ $$9cb24a53c-d89e-42e6-81ae-4f7d6208ce2e$$s444200$$uhttps://library.usi.edu/record/1553218/files/Let%E2%80%99s%2BTalk-Approaches%2Bto%2BImprove%2BEducation%2B9-17%2Brevised%20%281%29.pdf 001553218 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:1553218$$pGLOBAL_SET 001553218 980__ $$aMANUSCRIPT