The SAGE Encyclopedia of Action Research
Number Of Volumes: 2
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Description
Action research is a term used to describe a family of related approaches that integrate theory and action with a goal of addressing important organizational, community, and social issues together with those who experience them. It focuses on the creation of areas for collaborative learning and the design, enactment and evaluation of liberating actions through combining action and research, reflection and action in an ongoing cycle of cogenerative knowledge. While the roots of these methodologies go back to the 1940s, there has been a dramatic increase in research output and adoption in university curricula over the past decade. This is now an area of high popularity among academics and researchers from various fields — especially business and organization studies, education, health care, nursing, development studies, and social and community work. This encyclopedia brings together the many strands of action research and addresses the interplay between these disciplines by presenting a state-of-the-art overview and comprehensive breakdown of the key tenets and methods of action research as well as detailing the work of key theorists and contributors to action research.
Contents
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Cycles of Action & Reflection
Cycles of Action & Reflection
Labor Managed Firms
Labor Managed Firms
Higher Education/Formal Educational Settings
Higher Education/Formal Educational Settings
Mondragon Cooperative Corporation
Mondragon Cooperative Corporation
Critical Reflection
Critical Reflection
Taylorism
Taylorism
Practitioner Inquiry
Practitioner Inquiry
Bakhtinian dialogism
Bakhtinian dialogism
Bildung
Bildung
Heteroglossia
Heteroglossia
Authenticity
Authenticity
Clinical Inquiry/Research
Clinical Inquiry/Research
Insider Action Research
Insider Action Research
Organization Development
Organization Development
Process Consultation
Process Consultation
Action Learning
Action Learning
Critical Action Learning
Critical Action Learning
Praxeology
Praxeology
Soft Systems Methodology
Soft Systems Methodology
Communities of Inquiry
Communities of Inquiry
Citizen Participation
Citizen Participation
Action Science
Action Science
Wittgenstein, Ludwig
Wittgenstein, Ludwig
Computer-based Instruction
Computer-based Instruction
Society for Participatory Research in Asia (PRIA)
Society for Participatory Research in Asia (PRIA)
Development Coalitions
Development Coalitions
Participatory Rapid Appraisal
Participatory Rapid Appraisal
Women's Political Participation
Women's Political Participation
Action Anthropology
Action Anthropology
Strategic Planning
Strategic Planning
Bateson, Gregory
Bateson, Gregory
Comprehensive District Planning
Comprehensive District Planning
Participatory Monitoring
Participatory Monitoring
Integrating Grounded Theory and Action Research
Integrating Grounded Theory and Action Research
Social Audit
Social Audit
Critical Realism
Critical Realism
Collaborative Action Research
Collaborative Action Research
Participatory Governance
Participatory Governance
PAR
PAR
Complexity Theory
Complexity Theory
Social Justice
Social Justice
Tavistock Institute
Tavistock Institute
Antigonish Movement
Antigonish Movement
HIV Prevention and Support
HIV Prevention and Support
Confucian Principles and AR
Confucian Principles and AR
Feminist Ethics
Feminist Ethics
Fishbone Diagrams/Ishikawa Diagrams
Fishbone Diagrams/Ishikawa Diagrams
Workers' Participation in Occupational Health and Safety
Workers' Participation in Occupational Health and Safety
Community Design Centers
Community Design Centers
Toulmin, Stephen
Toulmin, Stephen
Social Accountability
Social Accountability
Covenantal Ethics
Covenantal Ethics
Citizen Report Card
Citizen Report Card
Whyte, William Foote
Whyte, William Foote
Focus Groups
Focus Groups
CPARN Cornell Participatory Action Research Network
CPARN Cornell Participatory Action Research Network
Microplanning
Microplanning
Capacity Building
Capacity Building
Grounded Theory
Grounded Theory
Voluntary Sector
Voluntary Sector
Multistakeholder Dialogues
Multistakeholder Dialogues
International Participatory Research Network
International Participatory Research Network
Intersubjectivity
Intersubjectivity
Horton, Myles
Horton, Myles
Criminal Justice Systems
Criminal Justice Systems
Pragmatism
Pragmatism
Local Self Governance
Local Self Governance
Bricolage Process
Bricolage Process
Reflective Practice
Reflective Practice
Classroom-based Action Research
Classroom-based Action Research
Two Column Technique
Two Column Technique
Health Education
Health Education
Action Evaluation
Action Evaluation
Conflict Management
Conflict Management
Ethics Protocols/IRB/Human Subjects Review
Ethics Protocols/IRB/Human Subjects Review
Health Promotion
Health Promotion
Socio-technical systems
Socio-technical systems
Systems psychodynamics
Systems psychodynamics
Online Action Research
Online Action Research
Convergent interviewing
Convergent interviewing
Generalizability
Generalizability
Transferability
Transferability
Validity (external, internal, etc)
Validity (external, internal, etc)
Cognitive Mapping
Cognitive Mapping
Organizational Culture
Organizational Culture
Agency
Agency
Positionality
Positionality
Voice
Voice
World Congresses of Action Research
World Congresses of Action Research
Advocacy/Inquiry
Advocacy/Inquiry
Ladder of Inference
Ladder of Inference
World Café
World Café
Liberation Psychology
Liberation Psychology
Empowerment
Empowerment
Work Research Institutes
Work Research Institutes
Gonogobeshona
Gonogobeshona
Critical Friend
Critical Friend
Photovoice/Photonovella
Photovoice/Photonovella
CCPH (Community Campus Partnerships for Health)
CCPH (Community Campus Partnerships for Health)
Feminist Action Research
Feminist Action Research
Performed Ethnography
Performed Ethnography
Action Research as Meta-methodology
Action Research as Meta-methodology
Health Care
Health Care
Feminism
Feminism
Practice Development
Practice Development
Information Systems and Action Research
Information Systems and Action Research
Integrating ICT and Organisational Change
Integrating ICT and Organisational Change
Office of Community-Based Research
Office of Community-Based Research
Agricultural (food security)
Agricultural (food security)
Community University Partnership Programme
Community University Partnership Programme
Aboriginal Research(OCAP Principles--Ownership, control, access and possession Indigenous research methods)
Aboriginal Research(OCAP Principles--Ownership, control, access and possession Indigenous research methods)
Learning Window
Learning Window
Tempered Radical
Tempered Radical
Social Movement Learning
Social Movement Learning
Technical Action Research
Technical Action Research
Dialogic Inquiry
Dialogic Inquiry
Communities of Practice
Communities of Practice
Double Loop Learning
Double Loop Learning
Theories of Action
Theories of Action
Digital Storytelling/Participatory Video
Digital Storytelling/Participatory Video
Freire, Paulo
Freire, Paulo
Qualimetrics Intervention-Research
Qualimetrics Intervention-Research
Data Analysis
Data Analysis
Teaching Action Researchers
Teaching Action Researchers
Ethnography
Ethnography
Highlander Research and Education Center
Highlander Research and Education Center
Youth Participatory Action Research
Youth Participatory Action Research
Frankfurt School
Frankfurt School
Marxism
Marxism
Alinsky, Saul
Alinsky, Saul
Community Development
Community Development
Ladder of Citizen Participation
Ladder of Citizen Participation
Critical Race Theory
Critical Race Theory
Project Management
Project Management
Identity
Identity
Grameen Bank
Grameen Bank
Dewey, John
Dewey, John
Research Circles
Research Circles
Living Life as Inquiry
Living Life as Inquiry
Rigour
Rigour
Hermeneutics
Hermeneutics
Center for AR in Professional Practice
Center for AR in Professional Practice
Educational Action Research
Educational Action Research
Boal, Augusto
Boal, Augusto
Third Person Inquiry/Practice
Third Person Inquiry/Practice
International Council for Adult Education
International Council for Adult Education
Community University Research Partnerships
Community University Research Partnerships
Evaluative Inquiry
Evaluative Inquiry
Listening Guide
Listening Guide
Lewin, Kurt
Lewin, Kurt
Community Mapping
Community Mapping
Asset-based Community Development
Asset-based Community Development
Experiential Learning
Experiential Learning
Martin-Baro, Ignacio
Martin-Baro, Ignacio
First-Person Action Research
First-Person Action Research
Nursing
Nursing
Critical Reference Group
Critical Reference Group
Ontology
Ontology
Critical Pedagogy
Critical Pedagogy
Chataway, Cynthia
Chataway, Cynthia
Arts-based Action Research
Arts-based Action Research
Knowledge Mobilization
Knowledge Mobilization
Participatory Rural Appraisal
Participatory Rural Appraisal
Second Person (inquiring in groups, one-to-one skills, large group…)
Second Person (inquiring in groups, one-to-one skills, large group…)
Participatory Design Programming
Participatory Design Programming
Global Alliance of Community Engaged Scholarship
Global Alliance of Community Engaged Scholarship
Engaged Scholarship
Engaged Scholarship
Asset Mapping
Asset Mapping
Phenomenology
Phenomenology
Transpersonal Inquiry
Transpersonal Inquiry
Concept Mapping
Concept Mapping
Participatory Theatre
Participatory Theatre
Mindful Inquiry
Mindful Inquiry
Ubuntu
Ubuntu
Tacit Knowledge
Tacit Knowledge
Community Based Participatory Research
Community Based Participatory Research
dian marino
dian marino
Participatory Disaster Management
Participatory Disaster Management
Dialogue
Dialogue
Intervention Research
Intervention Research
Theatre of the Oppressed
Theatre of the Oppressed
Citizensâ?? Juries
Citizensâ?? Juries
Living Theories
Living Theories
New Product Development
New Product Development
Operations Management
Operations Management
LGBTQ
LGBTQ
Humanism
Humanism
Narrative Inquiry
Narrative Inquiry
Ethics
Ethics
Swedish “Dig Where You Stand” Movement
Swedish “Dig Where You Stand” Movement
Experiential Knowing
Experiential Knowing
Critical Utopian Action Research
Critical Utopian Action Research
Extended Epistemology(knowing what/knowing how)
Extended Epistemology(knowing what/knowing how)
Learning History
Learning History
Collaborative Management Research
Collaborative Management Research
Action Turn, The
Action Turn, The
Participatory Budgeting
Participatory Budgeting
Learning Pathways
Learning Pathways
Sustainability
Sustainability
Journaling
Journaling
Dis/ability Organizations/Movement
Dis/ability Organizations/Movement
Aesthetics
Aesthetics
Action Research in Large groups
Action Research in Large groups
Descriptive Review
Descriptive Review
Systems Thinking
Systems Thinking
Jipemoyo Project
Jipemoyo Project
Cooperative Inquiry
Cooperative Inquiry
Evaluation Methodologies
Evaluation Methodologies
Collaborative Action Research Network (CARN)
Collaborative Action Research Network (CARN)
Autobiography
Autobiography
Narrative
Narrative
Maya Women of Chajul
Maya Women of Chajul
Organizational Storytelling
Organizational Storytelling
Discourse Analysis
Discourse Analysis
Vivencias (life-experiences, and interactions between these and theory and practice)
Vivencias (life-experiences, and interactions between these and theory and practice)
Supervising Action Research Theses and Dissertations
Supervising Action Research Theses and Dissertations
Postmodernism
Postmodernism
Liberation Theology
Liberation Theology
Co-Generated Learning
Co-Generated Learning
Regional Development
Regional Development
Facilitation
Facilitation
Theological action research
Theological action research
Pragmatic Action Research
Pragmatic Action Research
Appreciative Inquiry and Corporate Sustainability
Appreciative Inquiry and Corporate Sustainability
Participatory Evaluation
Participatory Evaluation
Academic Discourse (Posititioning AR within different forms of writing)
Academic Discourse (Posititioning AR within different forms of writing)
Hegemony
Hegemony
Metaphor
Metaphor
Dialogue Conferences
Dialogue Conferences
Social Constructionism
Social Constructionism
Post-Colonial Theory
Post-Colonial Theory
Interviews
Interviews
Strengths-Based Theory and Practice
Strengths-Based Theory and Practice
Oral Histories
Oral Histories
Maori Epistemologies
Maori Epistemologies
Role of a non-Indigenous Ally
Role of a non-Indigenous Ally
Hawaiian Epistemology
Hawaiian Epistemology
Design Research
Design Research
Storytelling
Storytelling
Subalternity
Subalternity
Fals Borda, Orlando
Fals Borda, Orlando
Map Making
Map Making
Systemic Action Research
Systemic Action Research
Work-Family Interventions
Work-Family Interventions
Indigenous Research Methods
Indigenous Research Methods
Phronesis
Phronesis
Praxis
Praxis
Techne
Techne
Constructivism
Constructivism
Human Rights
Human Rights
Quantitative Methods
Quantitative Methods
Interactive Research
Interactive Research
Communitarianism
Communitarianism
RIB (Research Initiatives Bangladesh)
RIB (Research Initiatives Bangladesh)
Work-Based learning
Work-Based learning
Critical Constructivism
Critical Constructivism
Environment and Climate Change
Environment and Climate Change
Folkschool Movement
Folkschool Movement
Heutogogy
Heutogogy
Social Learning Theory
Social Learning Theory
Appreciative Intelligence
Appreciative Intelligence
Critical Participatory Action Research
Critical Participatory Action Research
Indigenist Research
Indigenist Research
Activity Theory
Activity Theory
Institute of Development Studies
Institute of Development Studies
Philosophy of Science
Philosophy of Science
Gadamer, Hans-Georg
Gadamer, Hans-Georg
Interorganizational Action Research
Interorganizational Action Research
Stakeholder Analysis
Stakeholder Analysis
Conscientisation/Critical Consciousness
Conscientisation/Critical Consciousness
Community-based Research
Community-based Research
Dissertation Writing
Dissertation Writing
Adult Education
Adult Education
Appreciative Inquiry and Research Methodology
Appreciative Inquiry and Research Methodology
Appreciative Inquiry
Appreciative Inquiry
Symbolic Interactionism
Symbolic Interactionism
Gender Issues
Gender Issues
Norwegian Industrial Democracy Movement
Norwegian Industrial Democracy Movement
Epistemology
Epistemology
Search Conference
Search Conference
Emery, Fred
Emery, Fred
Anti-Oppression Research Practices
Anti-Oppression Research Practices
Community Dialogue
Community Dialogue
Participatory Learning and Action
Participatory Learning and Action
Kincheloe, Joe
Kincheloe, Joe
Participatory Urban Planning
Participatory Urban Planning
Noffke, Susan
Noffke, Susan
Positive Organizational Scholarship and Appreciative Inquiry
Positive Organizational Scholarship and Appreciative Inquiry
Subaltern Studies
Subaltern Studies
Transformative Learning
Transformative Learning
Nielsen, Kurt Aagaard
Nielsen, Kurt Aagaard
Islam and Action Research
Islam and Action Research
Argyris, Chris
Argyris, Chris
Schön, Donald
Schön, Donald
Karma Theory
Karma Theory
Field Theory
Field Theory
Quality
Quality
Collaborative Developmental Action Inquiry
Collaborative Developmental Action Inquiry
Relational-Cultural Theory
Relational-Cultural Theory
Jewish Belief, Thought and Practice
Jewish Belief, Thought and Practice
Environmental Justice
Environmental Justice
Description
Action research is a term used to describe a family of related approaches that integrate theory and action with a goal of addressing important organizational, community, and social issues together with those who experience them. It focuses on the creation of areas for collaborative learning and the design, enactment and evaluation of liberating actions through combining action and research, reflection and action in an ongoing cycle of cogenerative knowledge. While the roots of these methodologies go back to the 1940s, there has been a dramatic increase in research output and adoption in university curricula over the past decade. This is now an area of high popularity among academics and researchers from various fields — especially business and organization studies, education, health care, nursing, development studies, and social and community work. This encyclopedia brings together the many strands of action research and addresses the interplay between these disciplines by presenting a state-of-the-art overview and comprehensive breakdown of the key tenets and methods of action research as well as detailing the work of key theorists and contributors to action research.
Contents
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Cycles of Action & Reflection
Cycles of Action & Reflection
Labor Managed Firms
Labor Managed Firms
Higher Education/Formal Educational Settings
Higher Education/Formal Educational Settings
Mondragon Cooperative Corporation
Mondragon Cooperative Corporation
Critical Reflection
Critical Reflection
Taylorism
Taylorism
Practitioner Inquiry
Practitioner Inquiry
Bakhtinian dialogism
Bakhtinian dialogism
Bildung
Bildung
Heteroglossia
Heteroglossia
Authenticity
Authenticity
Clinical Inquiry/Research
Clinical Inquiry/Research
Insider Action Research
Insider Action Research
Organization Development
Organization Development
Process Consultation
Process Consultation
Action Learning
Action Learning
Critical Action Learning
Critical Action Learning
Praxeology
Praxeology
Soft Systems Methodology
Soft Systems Methodology
Communities of Inquiry
Communities of Inquiry
Citizen Participation
Citizen Participation
Action Science
Action Science
Wittgenstein, Ludwig
Wittgenstein, Ludwig
Computer-based Instruction
Computer-based Instruction
Society for Participatory Research in Asia (PRIA)
Society for Participatory Research in Asia (PRIA)
Development Coalitions
Development Coalitions
Participatory Rapid Appraisal
Participatory Rapid Appraisal
Women's Political Participation
Women's Political Participation
Action Anthropology
Action Anthropology
Strategic Planning
Strategic Planning
Bateson, Gregory
Bateson, Gregory
Comprehensive District Planning
Comprehensive District Planning
Participatory Monitoring
Participatory Monitoring
Integrating Grounded Theory and Action Research
Integrating Grounded Theory and Action Research
Social Audit
Social Audit
Critical Realism
Critical Realism
Collaborative Action Research
Collaborative Action Research
Participatory Governance
Participatory Governance
PAR
PAR
Complexity Theory
Complexity Theory
Social Justice
Social Justice
Tavistock Institute
Tavistock Institute
Antigonish Movement
Antigonish Movement
HIV Prevention and Support
HIV Prevention and Support
Confucian Principles and AR
Confucian Principles and AR
Feminist Ethics
Feminist Ethics
Fishbone Diagrams/Ishikawa Diagrams
Fishbone Diagrams/Ishikawa Diagrams
Workers' Participation in Occupational Health and Safety
Workers' Participation in Occupational Health and Safety
Community Design Centers
Community Design Centers
Toulmin, Stephen
Toulmin, Stephen
Social Accountability
Social Accountability
Covenantal Ethics
Covenantal Ethics
Citizen Report Card
Citizen Report Card
Whyte, William Foote
Whyte, William Foote
Focus Groups
Focus Groups
CPARN Cornell Participatory Action Research Network
CPARN Cornell Participatory Action Research Network
Microplanning
Microplanning
Capacity Building
Capacity Building
Grounded Theory
Grounded Theory
Voluntary Sector
Voluntary Sector
Multistakeholder Dialogues
Multistakeholder Dialogues
International Participatory Research Network
International Participatory Research Network
Intersubjectivity
Intersubjectivity
Horton, Myles
Horton, Myles
Criminal Justice Systems
Criminal Justice Systems
Pragmatism
Pragmatism
Local Self Governance
Local Self Governance
Bricolage Process
Bricolage Process
Reflective Practice
Reflective Practice
Classroom-based Action Research
Classroom-based Action Research
Two Column Technique
Two Column Technique
Health Education
Health Education
Action Evaluation
Action Evaluation
Conflict Management
Conflict Management
Ethics Protocols/IRB/Human Subjects Review
Ethics Protocols/IRB/Human Subjects Review
Health Promotion
Health Promotion
Socio-technical systems
Socio-technical systems
Systems psychodynamics
Systems psychodynamics
Online Action Research
Online Action Research
Convergent interviewing
Convergent interviewing
Generalizability
Generalizability
Transferability
Transferability
Validity (external, internal, etc)
Validity (external, internal, etc)
Cognitive Mapping
Cognitive Mapping
Organizational Culture
Organizational Culture
Agency
Agency
Positionality
Positionality
Voice
Voice
World Congresses of Action Research
World Congresses of Action Research
Advocacy/Inquiry
Advocacy/Inquiry
Ladder of Inference
Ladder of Inference
World Café
World Café
Liberation Psychology
Liberation Psychology
Empowerment
Empowerment
Work Research Institutes
Work Research Institutes
Gonogobeshona
Gonogobeshona
Critical Friend
Critical Friend
Photovoice/Photonovella
Photovoice/Photonovella
CCPH (Community Campus Partnerships for Health)
CCPH (Community Campus Partnerships for Health)
Feminist Action Research
Feminist Action Research
Performed Ethnography
Performed Ethnography
Action Research as Meta-methodology
Action Research as Meta-methodology
Health Care
Health Care
Feminism
Feminism
Practice Development
Practice Development
Information Systems and Action Research
Information Systems and Action Research
Integrating ICT and Organisational Change
Integrating ICT and Organisational Change
Office of Community-Based Research
Office of Community-Based Research
Agricultural (food security)
Agricultural (food security)
Community University Partnership Programme
Community University Partnership Programme
Aboriginal Research(OCAP Principles--Ownership, control, access and possession Indigenous research methods)
Aboriginal Research(OCAP Principles--Ownership, control, access and possession Indigenous research methods)
Learning Window
Learning Window
Tempered Radical
Tempered Radical
Social Movement Learning
Social Movement Learning
Technical Action Research
Technical Action Research
Dialogic Inquiry
Dialogic Inquiry
Communities of Practice
Communities of Practice
Double Loop Learning
Double Loop Learning
Theories of Action
Theories of Action
Digital Storytelling/Participatory Video
Digital Storytelling/Participatory Video
Freire, Paulo
Freire, Paulo
Qualimetrics Intervention-Research
Qualimetrics Intervention-Research
Data Analysis
Data Analysis
Teaching Action Researchers
Teaching Action Researchers
Ethnography
Ethnography
Highlander Research and Education Center
Highlander Research and Education Center
Youth Participatory Action Research
Youth Participatory Action Research
Frankfurt School
Frankfurt School
Marxism
Marxism
Alinsky, Saul
Alinsky, Saul
Community Development
Community Development
Ladder of Citizen Participation
Ladder of Citizen Participation
Critical Race Theory
Critical Race Theory
Project Management
Project Management
Identity
Identity
Grameen Bank
Grameen Bank
Dewey, John
Dewey, John
Research Circles
Research Circles
Living Life as Inquiry
Living Life as Inquiry
Rigour
Rigour
Hermeneutics
Hermeneutics
Center for AR in Professional Practice
Center for AR in Professional Practice
Educational Action Research
Educational Action Research
Boal, Augusto
Boal, Augusto
Third Person Inquiry/Practice
Third Person Inquiry/Practice
International Council for Adult Education
International Council for Adult Education
Community University Research Partnerships
Community University Research Partnerships
Evaluative Inquiry
Evaluative Inquiry
Listening Guide
Listening Guide
Lewin, Kurt
Lewin, Kurt
Community Mapping
Community Mapping
Asset-based Community Development
Asset-based Community Development
Experiential Learning
Experiential Learning
Martin-Baro, Ignacio
Martin-Baro, Ignacio
First-Person Action Research
First-Person Action Research
Nursing
Nursing
Critical Reference Group
Critical Reference Group
Ontology
Ontology
Critical Pedagogy
Critical Pedagogy
Chataway, Cynthia
Chataway, Cynthia
Arts-based Action Research
Arts-based Action Research
Knowledge Mobilization
Knowledge Mobilization
Participatory Rural Appraisal
Participatory Rural Appraisal
Second Person (inquiring in groups, one-to-one skills, large group…)
Second Person (inquiring in groups, one-to-one skills, large group…)
Participatory Design Programming
Participatory Design Programming
Global Alliance of Community Engaged Scholarship
Global Alliance of Community Engaged Scholarship
Engaged Scholarship
Engaged Scholarship
Asset Mapping
Asset Mapping
Phenomenology
Phenomenology
Transpersonal Inquiry
Transpersonal Inquiry
Concept Mapping
Concept Mapping
Participatory Theatre
Participatory Theatre
Mindful Inquiry
Mindful Inquiry
Ubuntu
Ubuntu
Tacit Knowledge
Tacit Knowledge
Community Based Participatory Research
Community Based Participatory Research
dian marino
dian marino
Participatory Disaster Management
Participatory Disaster Management
Dialogue
Dialogue
Intervention Research
Intervention Research
Theatre of the Oppressed
Theatre of the Oppressed
Citizensâ?? Juries
Citizensâ?? Juries
Living Theories
Living Theories
New Product Development
New Product Development
Operations Management
Operations Management
LGBTQ
LGBTQ
Humanism
Humanism
Narrative Inquiry
Narrative Inquiry
Ethics
Ethics
Swedish “Dig Where You Stand” Movement
Swedish “Dig Where You Stand” Movement
Experiential Knowing
Experiential Knowing
Critical Utopian Action Research
Critical Utopian Action Research
Extended Epistemology(knowing what/knowing how)
Extended Epistemology(knowing what/knowing how)
Learning History
Learning History
Collaborative Management Research
Collaborative Management Research
Action Turn, The
Action Turn, The
Participatory Budgeting
Participatory Budgeting
Learning Pathways
Learning Pathways
Sustainability
Sustainability
Journaling
Journaling
Dis/ability Organizations/Movement
Dis/ability Organizations/Movement
Aesthetics
Aesthetics
Action Research in Large groups
Action Research in Large groups
Descriptive Review
Descriptive Review
Systems Thinking
Systems Thinking
Jipemoyo Project
Jipemoyo Project
Cooperative Inquiry
Cooperative Inquiry
Evaluation Methodologies
Evaluation Methodologies
Collaborative Action Research Network (CARN)
Collaborative Action Research Network (CARN)
Autobiography
Autobiography
Narrative
Narrative
Maya Women of Chajul
Maya Women of Chajul
Organizational Storytelling
Organizational Storytelling
Discourse Analysis
Discourse Analysis
Vivencias (life-experiences, and interactions between these and theory and practice)
Vivencias (life-experiences, and interactions between these and theory and practice)
Supervising Action Research Theses and Dissertations
Supervising Action Research Theses and Dissertations
Postmodernism
Postmodernism
Liberation Theology
Liberation Theology
Co-Generated Learning
Co-Generated Learning
Regional Development
Regional Development
Facilitation
Facilitation
Theological action research
Theological action research
Pragmatic Action Research
Pragmatic Action Research
Appreciative Inquiry and Corporate Sustainability
Appreciative Inquiry and Corporate Sustainability
Participatory Evaluation
Participatory Evaluation
Academic Discourse (Posititioning AR within different forms of writing)
Academic Discourse (Posititioning AR within different forms of writing)
Hegemony
Hegemony
Metaphor
Metaphor
Dialogue Conferences
Dialogue Conferences
Social Constructionism
Social Constructionism
Post-Colonial Theory
Post-Colonial Theory
Interviews
Interviews
Strengths-Based Theory and Practice
Strengths-Based Theory and Practice
Oral Histories
Oral Histories
Maori Epistemologies
Maori Epistemologies
Role of a non-Indigenous Ally
Role of a non-Indigenous Ally
Hawaiian Epistemology
Hawaiian Epistemology
Design Research
Design Research
Storytelling
Storytelling
Subalternity
Subalternity
Fals Borda, Orlando
Fals Borda, Orlando
Map Making
Map Making
Systemic Action Research
Systemic Action Research
Work-Family Interventions
Work-Family Interventions
Indigenous Research Methods
Indigenous Research Methods
Phronesis
Phronesis
Praxis
Praxis
Techne
Techne
Constructivism
Constructivism
Human Rights
Human Rights
Quantitative Methods
Quantitative Methods
Interactive Research
Interactive Research
Communitarianism
Communitarianism
RIB (Research Initiatives Bangladesh)
RIB (Research Initiatives Bangladesh)
Work-Based learning
Work-Based learning
Critical Constructivism
Critical Constructivism
Environment and Climate Change
Environment and Climate Change
Folkschool Movement
Folkschool Movement
Heutogogy
Heutogogy
Social Learning Theory
Social Learning Theory
Appreciative Intelligence
Appreciative Intelligence
Critical Participatory Action Research
Critical Participatory Action Research
Indigenist Research
Indigenist Research
Activity Theory
Activity Theory
Institute of Development Studies
Institute of Development Studies
Philosophy of Science
Philosophy of Science
Gadamer, Hans-Georg
Gadamer, Hans-Georg
Interorganizational Action Research
Interorganizational Action Research
Stakeholder Analysis
Stakeholder Analysis
Conscientisation/Critical Consciousness
Conscientisation/Critical Consciousness
Community-based Research
Community-based Research
Dissertation Writing
Dissertation Writing
Adult Education
Adult Education
Appreciative Inquiry and Research Methodology
Appreciative Inquiry and Research Methodology
Appreciative Inquiry
Appreciative Inquiry
Symbolic Interactionism
Symbolic Interactionism
Gender Issues
Gender Issues
Norwegian Industrial Democracy Movement
Norwegian Industrial Democracy Movement
Epistemology
Epistemology
Search Conference
Search Conference
Emery, Fred
Emery, Fred
Anti-Oppression Research Practices
Anti-Oppression Research Practices
Community Dialogue
Community Dialogue
Participatory Learning and Action
Participatory Learning and Action
Kincheloe, Joe
Kincheloe, Joe
Participatory Urban Planning
Participatory Urban Planning
Noffke, Susan
Noffke, Susan
Positive Organizational Scholarship and Appreciative Inquiry
Positive Organizational Scholarship and Appreciative Inquiry
Subaltern Studies
Subaltern Studies
Transformative Learning
Transformative Learning
Nielsen, Kurt Aagaard
Nielsen, Kurt Aagaard
Islam and Action Research
Islam and Action Research
Argyris, Chris
Argyris, Chris
Schön, Donald
Schön, Donald
Karma Theory
Karma Theory
Field Theory
Field Theory
Quality
Quality
Collaborative Developmental Action Inquiry
Collaborative Developmental Action Inquiry
Relational-Cultural Theory
Relational-Cultural Theory
Jewish Belief, Thought and Practice
Jewish Belief, Thought and Practice
Environmental Justice
Environmental Justice
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August 2014 | 904 pages | Sage UK
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| Hardcover | 31/03/2026 | 9781849200271 | $520.00 |
Action research is a term used to describe a family of related approaches that integrate theory and action with a goal of addressing important organizational, community, and social issues together with those who experience them. It focuses on the creation of areas for collaborative learning and the design, enactment and evaluation of liberating actions through combining action and research, reflection and action in an ongoing cycle of cogenerative knowledge. While the roots of these methodologies go back to the 1940s, there has been a dramatic increase in research output and adoption in university curricula over the past decade. This is now an area of high popularity among academics and researchers from various fields — especially business and organization studies, education, health care, nursing, development studies, and social and community work. This encyclopedia brings together the many strands of action research and addresses the interplay between these disciplines by presenting a state-of-the-art overview and comprehensive breakdown of the key tenets and methods of action research as well as detailing the work of key theorists and contributors to action research.
Table Of Contents:
- Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
- Cycles of Action & Reflection
- Labor Managed Firms
- Higher Education/Formal Educational Settings
- Mondragon Cooperative Corporation
- Critical Reflection
- Taylorism
- Practitioner Inquiry
- Bakhtinian dialogism
- Bildung
- Heteroglossia
- Authenticity
- Clinical Inquiry/Research
- Insider Action Research
- Organization Development
- Process Consultation
- Action Learning
- Critical Action Learning
- Praxeology
- Soft Systems Methodology
- Communities of Inquiry
- Citizen Participation
- Action Science
- Wittgenstein, Ludwig
- Computer-based Instruction
- Society for Participatory Research in Asia (PRIA)
- Development Coalitions
- Participatory Rapid Appraisal
- Women's Political Participation
- Action Anthropology
- Strategic Planning
- Bateson, Gregory
- Comprehensive District Planning
- Participatory Monitoring
- Integrating Grounded Theory and Action Research
- Social Audit
- Critical Realism
- Collaborative Action Research
- Participatory Governance
- PAR
- Complexity Theory
- Social Justice
- Tavistock Institute
- Antigonish Movement
- HIV Prevention and Support
- Confucian Principles and AR
- Feminist Ethics
- Fishbone Diagrams/Ishikawa Diagrams
- Workers' Participation in Occupational Health and Safety
- Community Design Centers
- Toulmin, Stephen
- Social Accountability
- Covenantal Ethics
- Citizen Report Card
- Whyte, William Foote
- Focus Groups
- CPARN Cornell Participatory Action Research Network
- Microplanning
- Capacity Building
- Grounded Theory
- Voluntary Sector
- Multistakeholder Dialogues
- International Participatory Research Network
- Intersubjectivity
- Horton, Myles
- Criminal Justice Systems
- Pragmatism
- Local Self Governance
- Bricolage Process
- Reflective Practice
- Classroom-based Action Research
- Two Column Technique
- Health Education
- Action Evaluation
- Conflict Management
- Ethics Protocols/IRB/Human Subjects Review
- Health Promotion
- Socio-technical systems
- Systems psychodynamics
- Online Action Research
- Convergent interviewing
- Generalizability
- Transferability
- Validity (external, internal, etc)
- Cognitive Mapping
- Organizational Culture
- Agency
- Positionality
- Voice
- World Congresses of Action Research
- Advocacy/Inquiry
- Ladder of Inference
- World Café
- Liberation Psychology
- Empowerment
- Work Research Institutes
- Gonogobeshona
- Critical Friend
- Photovoice/Photonovella
- CCPH (Community Campus Partnerships for Health)
- Feminist Action Research
- Performed Ethnography
- Action Research as Meta-methodology
- Health Care
- Feminism
- Practice Development
- Information Systems and Action Research
- Integrating ICT and Organisational Change
- Office of Community-Based Research
- Agricultural (food security)
- Community University Partnership Programme
- Aboriginal Research(OCAP Principles--Ownership, control, access and possession Indigenous research methods)
- Learning Window
- Tempered Radical
- Social Movement Learning
- Technical Action Research
- Dialogic Inquiry
- Communities of Practice
- Double Loop Learning
- Theories of Action
- Digital Storytelling/Participatory Video
- Freire, Paulo
- Qualimetrics Intervention-Research
- Data Analysis
- Teaching Action Researchers
- Ethnography
- Highlander Research and Education Center
- Youth Participatory Action Research
- Frankfurt School
- Marxism
- Alinsky, Saul
- Community Development
- Ladder of Citizen Participation
- Critical Race Theory
- Project Management
- Identity
- Grameen Bank
- Dewey, John
- Research Circles
- Living Life as Inquiry
- Rigour
- Hermeneutics
- Center for AR in Professional Practice
- Educational Action Research
- Boal, Augusto
- Third Person Inquiry/Practice
- International Council for Adult Education
- Community University Research Partnerships
- Evaluative Inquiry
- Listening Guide
- Lewin, Kurt
- Community Mapping
- Asset-based Community Development
- Experiential Learning
- Martin-Baro, Ignacio
- First-Person Action Research
- Nursing
- Critical Reference Group
- Ontology
- Critical Pedagogy
- Chataway, Cynthia
- Arts-based Action Research
- Knowledge Mobilization
- Participatory Rural Appraisal
- Second Person (inquiring in groups, one-to-one skills, large group…)
- Participatory Design Programming
- Global Alliance of Community Engaged Scholarship
- Engaged Scholarship
- Asset Mapping
- Phenomenology
- Transpersonal Inquiry
- Concept Mapping
- Participatory Theatre
- Mindful Inquiry
- Ubuntu
- Tacit Knowledge
- Community Based Participatory Research
- dian marino
- Participatory Disaster Management
- Dialogue
- Intervention Research
- Theatre of the Oppressed
- Citizensâ?? Juries
- Living Theories
- New Product Development
- Operations Management
- LGBTQ
- Humanism
- Narrative Inquiry
- Ethics
- Swedish “Dig Where You Stand” Movement
- Experiential Knowing
- Critical Utopian Action Research
- Extended Epistemology(knowing what/knowing how)
- Learning History
- Collaborative Management Research
- Action Turn, The
- Participatory Budgeting
- Learning Pathways
- Sustainability
- Journaling
- Dis/ability Organizations/Movement
- Aesthetics
- Action Research in Large groups
- Descriptive Review
- Systems Thinking
- Jipemoyo Project
- Cooperative Inquiry
- Evaluation Methodologies
- Collaborative Action Research Network (CARN)
- Autobiography
- Narrative
- Maya Women of Chajul
- Organizational Storytelling
- Discourse Analysis
- Vivencias (life-experiences, and interactions between these and theory and practice)
- Supervising Action Research Theses and Dissertations
- Postmodernism
- Liberation Theology
- Co-Generated Learning
- Regional Development
- Facilitation
- Theological action research
- Pragmatic Action Research
- Appreciative Inquiry and Corporate Sustainability
- Participatory Evaluation
- Academic Discourse (Posititioning AR within different forms of writing)
- Hegemony
- Metaphor
- Dialogue Conferences
- Social Constructionism
- Post-Colonial Theory
- Interviews
- Strengths-Based Theory and Practice
- Oral Histories
- Maori Epistemologies
- Role of a non-Indigenous Ally
- Hawaiian Epistemology
- Design Research
- Storytelling
- Subalternity
- Fals Borda, Orlando
- Map Making
- Systemic Action Research
- Work-Family Interventions
- Indigenous Research Methods
- Phronesis
- Praxis
- Techne
- Constructivism
- Human Rights
- Quantitative Methods
- Interactive Research
- Communitarianism
- RIB (Research Initiatives Bangladesh)
- Work-Based learning
- Critical Constructivism
- Environment and Climate Change
- Folkschool Movement
- Heutogogy
- Social Learning Theory
- Appreciative Intelligence
- Critical Participatory Action Research
- Indigenist Research
- Activity Theory
- Institute of Development Studies
- Philosophy of Science
- Gadamer, Hans-Georg
- Interorganizational Action Research
- Stakeholder Analysis
- Conscientisation/Critical Consciousness
- Community-based Research
- Dissertation Writing
- Adult Education
- Appreciative Inquiry and Research Methodology
- Appreciative Inquiry
- Symbolic Interactionism
- Gender Issues
- Norwegian Industrial Democracy Movement
- Epistemology
- Search Conference
- Emery, Fred
- Anti-Oppression Research Practices
- Community Dialogue
- Participatory Learning and Action
- Kincheloe, Joe
- Participatory Urban Planning
- Noffke, Susan
- Positive Organizational Scholarship and Appreciative Inquiry
- Subaltern Studies
- Transformative Learning
- Nielsen, Kurt Aagaard
- Islam and Action Research
- Argyris, Chris
- Schön, Donald
- Karma Theory
- Field Theory
- Quality
- Collaborative Developmental Action Inquiry
- Relational-Cultural Theory
- Jewish Belief, Thought and Practice
- Environmental Justice
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This Encyclopedia currently stands as the definitive work on action research; as such, it provides a comprehensive and authoritative exploration of the concepts, theories, methods, issues, and various movements associated with the field.
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