Introduction to action research : social research for social change

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Title:

Author:

Greenwood, Davydd J.

ISBN:

9781412925976

Personal Author:

Greenwood, Davydd J.

Edition:

2nd ed.

Publication Information:

Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, c2007.

Physical Description:

xiii, 299 p. ; 23 cm.

Contents:

Introduction: Action research, diversity, and democracy -- A history of action research -- Action research cases from practice : the stories of Stongfjorden, Mondragen, and programs for employment and workplace systems at Cornell University -- An epistemological foundation for action research -- Scientific method and action research -- Social science research techniques, work forms, and research strategies in action research -- Knowledge generation in action research : the dialectics of local knowledge and research-based knowledge -- The friendly outsider : from AR as a research strategy to the skills needed to become an action researcher

Pragmatic action research -- Power, liberation, adult education, feminism, and social reform -- Educational action research -- Participatory evaluation -- Rapid rural appraisal, participatory rural appraisal, and participatory learning and analysis -- Human inquiry, collaborative inquiry, cooperative inquiry, action inquiry, self-reflective inquiry, and mapping the varieties of action research -- Action science and organizational learning -- Educating action researchers -- Action research, participation, and democratization.

Subject Term:

Action research.

Added Author:

Levin, Morten.

Electronic Access:

Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0659/2006014042-d.html
Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0659/2006014042-t.html

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Summary

The Second Edition of Introduction to Action Research: Social Research for Social Change makes social science matter! It focuses on how it is possible to combine practical problem solving with generating new theoretical insights. Authors Davydd J. Greenwood and Morten Levin combine a thorough discussion of the epistemological foundations of action research with a broad overview of major contemporary trends in the field. New to the Second Edition: Includes a vast amount of updated information: Nine chapters have been significantly updated, including two new chapters that engage readers into the current debates on action research as "tradition" or its own "methodology," and how action research takes shape in the university environment. New textboxes highlight important issues in each chapter and more detailed cases and real-world examples illustrate the practical implications of AR in a variety of settings. Incorporates a new structure: New information pertains specifically to issues of techniques, work forms, and research strategies based on the authors' experiences in using the book in teaching. The book now has 4 parts instead of 3, with an entirely new section on higher education and democracy as a concluding section. Emphasizes the skill sets needed to do action research: This book deals with the process of educating action researchers and reviews a number of programs that do this. Specific attention is given to the challenges of writing and intellectual property in AR, and more focus is devoted to both adult and formal education, creating a comprehensive overview of the field that is not found in any other action research book. Intended Audience: This is an excellent textbook for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses in Action Research, Social Research, and Qualitative Research across the social sciences.