Handbook of action research : participative inquiry and practice
/ edited by Peter Reason and Hilary Bradbury
- xlii, 468 pages : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part one. Groundings Theory and practice : the mediating discourse Participatory (Action) research in social theory : origins and challenges Action research in the workplace : the socio-technical perspective Infusing race into the US discourse on action research Uneven ground : feminisms and action research Power and knowledge Knowledge and participatory research Exploring the relevance of critical theory for action research : emancipatory action research in the footsteps of Jürgen Habermas Pragmatic action research and the struggle to transform universities into learning communities The humanistic approach to action research Engaging sympathies : relationships between action research and social constructivism The relationship of 'systems thinking' to action research Action research as the hidden curriculum of the Western Tradition Part two. Practices Action science : creating communities of inquiry in communities of practice I wish this were a poem of practices of participatory research The practice of co-operative inquiry : research 'with' rather than 'on' people Appreciative inquiry : the power of the unconditional positive question Large-group processes as action research The use of words: improving enterprises by improving their conversations Ethnodrama : constructing participatory, experiential and compelling action research through performance Clinical inquiry / Research Community action research : learning as a community of practitioners, consultants and researcher The practice of action inquiry The turn to action and the linguistic turn : towards an integrated methodology Educational action research Part three. Exemplars Working together, learning together : co-operative inquiry in the development of complex practice by teams of social workers The early mothering project : what happened when the words 'Action research' came to life for a group of midwives Citizen participation in natural resource management Learning with The Natural Step : action research to promote conversations for sustainable development Transforming lives : towards bicultural competence Action research to develop an interorganizational network Transpersonal co-operative inquiry Using co-operative inquiry to transform evaluation of nursing students' clinical practice Collaborative inquiry with African American community leaders : comments on a participatory action research process Participatory research and education for social change : highlander research and education center Creative arts and photography in participatory action research in Guatemala The art of clinical inquiry in information technology-related change The sights and sounds of indigenous knowledge Participatory action research in Southern Tanzania, with special reference to women Six street youth who could ... Part four. Skills Collaborative off-line reflection : a way to develop skill in action science and action inquiry On working with graduate research students The mirror, the magnifying glass, the compass and the map : facilitating participatory action research Self-reflective inquiry practices The third task of universities or how to get universities to serve their communities! Conclusion : broadening the bandwidth of validity : issues and choice-points for improving the quality of action research
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