Action research
Subtitle: all you need to know
By: Jean McNiff
Publisher: SAGE
Published: 2017
Place of publication: Los Angeles
Language: eng
Number of pages: 277
ISBN-13: 9781473967465; 9781473967472; 9781526414274
Copyright date: 2017
Subjects: Research methods: general; Society; Society & social sciences; Medical research; Action research
Description: "This book gives you all you need to know about action research, why you need to know it and how it can help you become a self-reflective practitioner-researcher. It provides the ideas and frameworks to understand action research, combined with a practical workbook to guide you through the practicalities and complexities of doing action research in your own context."--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-271) and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: -- pt. I; title: What do I need to know? -- -- 1.; title: What is action research? -- -- 2.; title: Who can do action research? -- -- 3.; title: The values base of action research -- -- 4.; title: Critical times for action research -- -- pt. II; title: Why do I need to know? -- -- 5.; title: Why do action research? -- -- 6.; title: The responsibilities of practitioner-researchers: contributing to new practices and new learning -- -- 7.; title: The responsibilities of practitioner-researchers: contributing to new thinking and ideas -- -- 8.; title: The responsibilities of practitioner-researchers: engaging with the literatures -- -- pt. III; title: How do I find out? -- -- 9.; title: Thinking about doing an action research project -- -- 10.; title: Planning to do your action research -- -- 11.; title: Carrying out your action plans -- -- 12.; title: Evaluating the quality of your plans, practices and research -- -- pt. IV; title: How do I generate evidence to test the validity of my knowledge claim? -- -- 13.; title: Monitoring practices and gathering data -- -- 14.; title: Working with data: analysing, authenticating and interpreting -- -- 15.; title: Generating evidence from the data and making knowledge claims: summary chapter -- -- pt. V; title: How do I test and critique my knowledge? -- -- 16.; title: Testing the validity of your knowledge claim -- -- 17.; title: Establishing the legitimacy of your knowledge claim -- -- pt. VI; title: How do I represent and communicate my knowledge? -- -- 18.; title: Thinking about writing your dissertation -- -- 19.; title: Writing up your dissertation -- -- pt. VII; title: How do I show the significance of my knowledge? -- -- 20.; title: The significance of it all.