Introduction to action research. Social research for Social Change London

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INTRODUCTION
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Prfeacet ot heS econEdd ition ix
Prfeacet ot heF irEsdti tion X
Acknowledgments xiii
PART1 W:H AT ISA CTIONR ESEARCH?
1.I ntroducAtcitoinRo:en s earDcihv,e rsaintdyD ,e mocracy 3
ActioRnes eaDrecfihdn e 3
Why GeneOrvaelr voifeA wcst iRoens eaArrcHeha r tdoF ind 4
ActioRneas ercAhp,p lRieesdce haa,rn Qdu atlaitive
VersuQsu anttiiRvtesea earch 5
ActioRnee,sa racnhPd,a r ticipation 6
ActioRnea srecthh,De i scipalniCdno evse,ra ge 7
OuTra koenA RP:r agmAacttiioRcne s earch 9
TheP laonf Btohoe k 11
OuArs usmptiAobonustt h Ree adoefTr hsi Bso ok 11
Notes 12
2.A HistoorfyA ctioRne search 13
IndusDtermioracalc y 14
"Sotuhe"Pr AnRL,a bOorrag nizCionmgm,nu ity
OrganiazniCdni gvR,ii lg hts 29
HumaInn quainrCdyo opevreIa ntqiuiry 32
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3 ActiRoens earCcahs eFsr omP ractiTcheeS :t oriofe s
StongfjorMdoennd,r ag6ann,dP rografmosrE mployment
andW orkplaScyes teamtsC orneUlnli versity 35
StonogdrfjenV:i llDaegevel opmienWn estt eNrornw ay 36
MondraOgr6agnn:i zatPiroonbalilenI m nsud strCioaolp evreast 4i2
CornUenlielvr ys'iSstc hooofIl n dusatnrLdia abrlo
RealtioRness:e aarncEdh xe tnsion 48
Conclusions 51
Notes 52
PART2 :S CIENCEE,PS ITEMOLOGY,A ND PRACTICE
INA CTIONR ESERACH 53
4.A nE pistemoloFgoiucnadla tfiooArnc tiRoens earch 55
DefiniSncgi enRteisfieca rch 55
GeneSryaslt Tehmeso ry 57
PragmPahtiilco ysa onApdch tiRoesne arch 59
EpistemoFloougnidcaoatflAi cotnisRo ens earch 62
ThAec tioRne seaIrnucqiyhPr rocIeTssh su s
InveitaLbilnykt eoAd c tion 65
CrediabniVdla iiltdyyii tnA ctioRnes eaIrncqyhu ir 66
Reardedisnstgh Aec tiRoesne arPcrho cesses 71
PoliEtciocnaolam nytd h Seo cSitarlu eco tfSu crience 73
Conclusions 74
Notes 75
5.S cientMiefitch oandd ActiRoens earch 76
CanA ctiRoens eaPrrcohd uce
ScienytM iefiacnailnlRgeufusllt s? 77
PhysaincBdai lo laolSg ciiceansIc tee vrea ti
CycloefTs h ougahnAtdc tion 80
ScieInHsc uem ainnsA ction 86
Conclusions 87
Notes 87
6.S ociSacli enRcees earTcehc hniqWuoersk,F orms,
andR esearScthr ateigniA ecst iRoens earch 89
ConvteinolSn oacRieasle aarncAdhc tiRoesne arch 90
ThCeo genveeMr oatdiel 93
ActiRoesne arIcNsho M te re"lQuya livetR aetsiearch" 98
WorkaiblaintEdyxp lanation 100
Conclusions 101
Note 101
7.Kn owledgGee neratini oAnc tiRoens earTchhe:D ialectics
ofL ocaKnlo wledgaen dR esearch-BKnaoswelde dge 102
LocKanlo wleadngPder e osfsiSooncaila l
ScieRneecsaer Kcnho wledge 130
TheKn owledGgeen aetriPoornc ess 160
WritiUnpAg c tiRoens earch 190
Conclusions 131
8.T heF rienOdultys idFerro:mA R asa R esearScthr ategy
tot heS kilNlese detdo B ecomaen A ctioRne searcher 115
Not TrtyoOi vnegr caonmU en ruWloryl d 151
CreiantPgo ssibRialtihTtehiraeR nse ionrfciLnigm its 161
LinkTihnego arnyLd ocUanld earnsdtiBnegi:Sn cgi entific,
Counteriivaenn,tTd uec ihtincaClolmypt eent 191
PractaincSde kislo lfts h Aec itoRne asrecher 121
TheF ridelOnyu tsider 142
BeocminagnA ctiRoesne archer 192
Conlcusions 103
Note 103
PART3 :V ARIETIOEFS A CTIONR ESEARCHP RAXIS:
LIBERATINGH UMAN POTENTIAL 131
9.P ragmatAicct iRoens earch 133
ConstrAurcetnifanorDsg i laogue 135
Seairncgh 163
Prpeariforn gt Sheea rch 134
PlannainnEdgx e cutaiS nega rch 144
Conclusions 105
Notes 105
10.P owearn dS ociRaelfo rm:So uthePrAnR ,E ducation,
Feminisamn,dA ctiRoens earch 151
ParticRiepsaetaoarrncSdyho uthPeArRn 135
EducaltS itorenagaties 185
Feimnsit AynseaoslfI neqyu aalDniedtv eplmoent 136
Conclusions 166
Notes 166
11.E ducatiAocntailRo ens earch 168
Frawmoerks 186
ReofrmiEndgu caitni oNtnoh ret h 107
AdulEtd ucaAtpiporno aicnIh nedsu lsziterCdio auntries 137
CorrpaoCtlea ososmrs 157
AduEldtu caatniCdo onm muynD ietvleopment 167
Conclusions 128
Notes 138
12.P articipatory Evaluation 184
ThAeu thoyro ifEt valuation 168
TheE mergeonfPc aer ticEivaplatuoartyi on 168
ModeosfP articEivaplautaotriyo n 178
ActiRoens eairnEc vahl uaPtriaocnt ice 129
Conclusions 129
13 ParticipRautroarAlyp praiRsaapli,d RAurpaplr aisal,
andP articipLaetaorrnyia nngdA nalysis 194
ParticRiupraAatplop rryai inIs natle rnDaeteviloonpamle nt1 59
PairctipaatnSid uosnt aiilyni atb 199
TheS peficciosfP articiyRp uartAaoplrp raisal 200
CritioqfPu aretspi actioRruyrA alp praisal 204
PatricipRautroarly ApapnArdca tiisRoaenls earch 205
Conclusions 206
Notes 207
14V.a rietofiH eusm anI nquiCroyl:l aborative,
ActioSnef,l- ReflectainvdCe o,o perative 208
CentPrearls pectives 209
HumaInn qiury 211
ActiIonnq yu iarSnedl f-ReIflneqcutiirvye 215
CoorpaetIinvqeu iry 218
Conclusions 221
15A.c tioSnc ienacnedO rganizatLieoanranli ng 223
ActioSnc ience 223
OrganizatiLeorannailn g 232
ThSeki lRlesuq ierdf orA ction Science
anOdr agnaitzioLneaalr ning 234
Conclusions 234
Notes 235
PART4 :AC TIONR ESEARCHH,I GHERE DUCATION,
AND DEMOCRACY 237
1.6 EducatAicntgi oRne searchers 239
GeneCroanls iderations 241
ARP raixniH sih geErd ucation 243
SomPeo isbsiielfsiorC t urrUenndte rgrAaRdT ueaacthei ng 244
Ph..TD rainiinnA gc tiRoens earch 249
SituaAtcitniRgoe ns eaWricthhit nh e University 251
Conclusions 254
Note 254
1.7A ctioRne searPcarhit,c ipatanido nD,e mocratization 255
Patricipation 256
Democratization 261
VenuefsorP articainpDdae tmioocnr atization 262
ConcluAsctiioRonenss :e aarncDdhe mocrPartoicce sses 265
References 266
Index 278
AbouttheA uthors 30I
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