Action Research: Trends and Variations

Autor/in	Beaulieu, Rodney J.
Titel	Action Research: Trends and Variations
Quelle	In: Canadian Journal of Action Research, 14 (2013) 3, S.29-39 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1925-7147
Schlagwörter	Action Research; Evaluation Research; Research Methodology; Educational Practices; Misconceptions; Scientific Methodology; Definitions; Intermode Differences; Research Design + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Projektforschung; Evaluationsforschung; Research method; Forschungsmethode; Bildungspraxis; Missverständnis; Begriffsbestimmung; Forschungsdesign
Abstract	Action research continues to grow as a research tradition, yet misconceptions about what it is and is not remains, even among scholars. For example, some mistakenly believe action research is only about professional development and is not a scholarly research approach. Some assume action research must be accomplished through a collaborative process with representative stakeholders, and others believe it can be done alone as an independent process. Some believe action research is about problem solving while others avoid discourse about problems altogether and prefer to focus on the positive aspects of a setting. And, some begin the research process with defined assumptions about the core issues while others have no presuppositions and follow a discovery process. The goal of this article is to point to the various ways action research is defined and applied and position it as a growing research tradition. (Contains 1 table.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10