All You Need To Know About Action Research

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Title:

All You Need To Know About Action Research

Author:

McNiff, Jean.

ISBN:

9781847874627

Personal Author:

McNiff, Jean.

Publication Information:

London : Sage Publications Ltd., 2005.

Physical Description:

281 p.

Contents:

Cover Prelims Contents Introduction Part 1 1. What Is Action Research? 2. Who Does Action Research? 3. The Underpinning Assumptions of Action Research 4. Where Did Action Research Come From? Part II.

5. Why Do Action Research? 6. Learning To Improve Practice 7. Contributing To New Theory 8. Evaluating Your Research Part III 9. Feasibility Planning: What Do You Need To Think About First?.

10. Action Planning: How Do You Develop an Action Plan? 11. Doing Action Research:Carrying Out Your Action Plan 12. Examples of Action Research Projects Part IV.

13. Monitoring Practice and Looking for Data 14. Gathering, Sorting and Storing Data 15. Turning the Data into Evidence Part V 17. Establishing the Legitimacy of Your Claims to Knowledge.

18. Engaging With the Politics of Knowledge Part VI 19. Telling Your Research Story 20. Writing a Workplace Report 21. Writing a Report for 22. Publishing and Disseminating Your Research Part VII.

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`Offers a guide to making a difference through action research that will build readers' confidence and acts as a "virtual mentor" to those thinking about, preparing, planning or undertaking an action research project. I thoroughly recommend it' - Journal of Advanced Nursing

What is action research? Why do action research? When should one use action research? How does one become an action researcher?

Leading practitioners Jean McNiff and Jack Whitehead provide a brilliantly written and easy-to-follow introduction to action research that will be essential reading for students, practitioners and seasoned researchers alike.

In All You Need to Know About Action Research , McNiff and Whitehead are your guides to a vast and fast-moving field.

This book provides:

- A clear guide to the history and philosophy that underpin action research

- Comprehensive coverage of the main theoretical debates in action research

- Essential help to anyone undertaking their own action research project

- Practical help in planning your research project and generating knowledge

- A vision for action research as a learning enterprise and as a transformational method

- A unique understanding of how action research can help your learning and your professional practice along with that of those around you

- Confidence-building advice about theorizing on the basis of your research and/or your professional practice

- Help with writing about your research and disseminating your findings

This book is essential reading for anyone interested in action research. It is equally essential reading for anyone interested in making a difference; in generating theory from research; and in learning from practice.

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