Beschreibung:
Action Research is an invaluable guide to novice researchers from a diversity of disciplines, backgrounds, and levels of study for understanding how action research works in real-life contexts. It helps students see the value of their research in a broader context, beyond academia, to effect change on a larger scale.
SECTION I: An Introduction to Action ResearchChapter 1: Understanding Action ResearchChapter 2: Theoretical Foundations of Action ResearchSECTION II: Action Research Practices and ProcessesChapter 3: Setting the Stage: Initiating an Action Research ProcessChapter 4: Look: Generating and Gathering DataChapter 5: Think: Reflecting and AnalyzingChapter 6: Act: Implementing Practical SolutionsSECTION III: From Local to Global-Action Research for Social ChangeChapter 7: Reporting: Informing Stakeholders and Other AudiencesChapter 8: Developmental Approaches to Social and Organizational ChangeChapter 9: Action Research and Digital MediaAppendix: Case Examples of Formal ReportsReferencesIndex