1st Edition

Action Research, Innovation and Change International perspectives across disciplines

248 Pages 15 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

248 Pages 15 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

248 Pages 15 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Action research continues to see a growth in interest both internationally and across disciplines. This book demonstrates the diversity in settings and focus for action research and provides a guide to its core aspiration: to achieve principled change. Written by authors from a range of countries and range of disciplines (including education, health care, palliative care, social work and... Read more

1. Innovation in Education through Action Research  2. 30 Years of Educational Reform through Action Research: Traces in the Austrian School System  3. Addressing End of Life Issues through Peer Education and Action Research  4. The International Collaboration for Participatory Health Research: Legitimating the Science and Ensuring Quality  5. Research as Empowerment: Blending PAR with Community Development  6. Empowering Young Care Leavers Through Peer Research  7. Powerful Partnership in a School-University Research Collaboration  8. Camera, Action! Teaching Documentary Video as a Tool for Empowering Weak Students  9. Reflective Processes in Action Research and in Psychoanalytic Observational Studies – Two Approaches for Teaching Professionals  10. Learning to Guide Open Inquiry: From Self-Experience to Transfer into Teaching  11. Action Research in Science Education – From General Justifications towards a Specific Model in Practice  12. Action Research with Chemistry Teachers in Israel  13. Critical Action Research and the Challenge of Postmodernism: Perspectives and Limitations  14. What Is Good Action Research? Reflections about Quality Criteria   

Biography

Thomas Stern is a Research Fellow at the Institute of Instructional and School Development (IUS) of the University of Klagenfurt, Austria.

Andrew Townsend is Associate Professor in the School of Education at the University of Nottingham, UK.

Franz Rauch is Associate Professor at the Institute of Instructional and School Development (IUS) of the University of Klagenfurt, Austria.

Angela Schuster is a Research Fellow at the Institute of Instructional and School Development (IUS) of the University of Klagenfurt, Austria.