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100 Questions (and Answers) About Action Research identifies and answers the essential questions on the process of systematically approaching your practice from an inquiry-oriented perspective, with a focus on improving that practice. This unique text offers progressive instructors an alternative to the research status quo and serves as a reference for readers to improve their practice as advocates for those they serve. The Question and Answer format makes this an ideal supplementary text for traditional research methods courses, and also a helpful guide for practitioners in education, social work, criminal justice, health, business, and other applied disciplines.
Why Develop an Action Research Community?
Why Develop an Action Research Community?
An action research community typically refers to the interactive relationships between colleagues with the intent on improving practice through action research. The community meets often and commits to central tenets. The community has
- central and clear vision in common,
- shared values and purpose,
- collective focus on ethical and responsible improvement,
- shared drive to collaborate,
- willingness to share experiences and results of action research,
- shared control in significant organizational decision making, and
- respect for all ideas.
A caveat. Groups of people mutually interested in some kind of improvement can often agree that an action research approach is sound; however, they have difficulty agreeing on an area of action research worthy of the entire group. For example, practitioners at a community dental center can all agree that promoting ...
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