Action Research Author:Ernest T. Stringer "From his clear description of the detailed and demanding work of collecting and analyzing data to the exploration of the broader historical and theoretical foundations of action research, Stringer provides an engaging and accessible introduction to students and community-based researchers. Using his own experience as a guide, Stringer?s style i... more »s personable and inviting, but at the same time he calls upon aspiring action researchers to grapple with the broader political and ethical challenges that frame our inquiry and the daily personal and professional demands of engaged social inquiry. He convinces us that we, too, want to do action research, and then shows how to do it!"
-Mary Brydon-Miller, University of Cincinnati?Substantially rewritten from the previous editions, this Third Edition has the same clarity, the same balance between concepts and approaches, and the same illuminating examples. It is accessible to novices (and indeed to laypeople) and informative for those with more experience.?
-Bob Dick, Southern Cross University, AustraliaCommunity-based action research seeks to involve as active participants those who have traditionally been called subjects and is intended to result in a practical outcome related to the lives or work of the participants. No matter the setting-organizational, institutional, or educational-there are particular skills needed to conduct action research successfully. In Action Research, author Ernest T. Stringer provides a series of tools that assist the researcher in working through the research process. The Third Edition of this popular text provides a simple but highly effective model for approaching action research: * Look: Building a picture and gathering information * Think: Interpreting and explaining * Act: Resolving issues and problems.
Key Features of the Third Edition:
Offers updated appendices and weblinks for access to cutting edge information on action research
Contains an extended discussion of action research literature review
Provides expanded case studies and examples
Includes more U.S. sources and materials
Clear, concise, and always pragmatic, Action Research, Third Edition is a must for the library of professionals and students involved in the research enterprise.« less