Greenwood, Davydd J.
Introduction to action research : social research for social change / Davydd J. Greenwood, Morten Levin. - 2nd ed. - Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE, c2007. - xiii, 301 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 266-277) and index.
Introduction: Action research, diversity, and democracy -- A history of action research -- Action research cases from practice : the stories of Stongfjorden, Mondragon, 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 and social reform -- Educational action research -- Participatory evaluation -- Participatory rural appraisal, rapid rural appraisal, and participatory learning and analysis -- Varieties of human inquiry, collaborative, action, self-reflective, and cooperative -- Action science and organizational learning -- Educating action researchers -- Action research, participation, and democratization.
1412925975 (pbk.) 9781412925976 (pbk.)
Action research.
300.72 / GRE
Introduction to action research : social research for social change / Davydd J. Greenwood, Morten Levin. - 2nd ed. - Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE, c2007. - xiii, 301 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 266-277) and index.
Introduction: Action research, diversity, and democracy -- A history of action research -- Action research cases from practice : the stories of Stongfjorden, Mondragon, 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 and social reform -- Educational action research -- Participatory evaluation -- Participatory rural appraisal, rapid rural appraisal, and participatory learning and analysis -- Varieties of human inquiry, collaborative, action, self-reflective, and cooperative -- Action science and organizational learning -- Educating action researchers -- Action research, participation, and democratization.
1412925975 (pbk.) 9781412925976 (pbk.)
Action research.
300.72 / GRE